windpipe C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈwɪnd.paɪp/ UK /ˈwɪnd.paɪp/ See IPA manual Freq #29338 Meanings 1 noun the tube strengthened by rings of cartilage that carries inhaled air from the larynx toward the lungs; the trachea A piece of food entered his windpipe and made him cough. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the tube strengthened by... trachea Word family Forms windpipes Related forms larynxbronchusthroatesophagusgullet Etymology A compound of wind in its older sense "breath or air" + pipe. The tubular airway was named by analogy with a pipe that conducts a current of air. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # windpipe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɪnd.paɪp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɪnd.paɪp/ **Frequency rank:** 29338 ## Meanings 1. the tube strengthened by rings of cartilage that carries inhaled air from the larynx toward the lungs; the trachea ## Examples - A piece of food entered his windpipe and made him cough. ## Synonyms - trachea ## Related Forms - larynx - bronchus - throat - esophagus - gullet ## Etymology A compound of wind in its older sense "breath or air" + pipe. The tubular airway was named by analogy with a pipe that conducts a current of air. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown