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air passage

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Noun1.air passageair passage - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
air duct, airway
duct - an enclosed conduit for a fluid
register - an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel breather, breather, snorkel - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
upcast - air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
vent, vent-hole, venthole, blowhole - a hole for the escape of gas or air
ventilation shaft - a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation
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This pressure gradient is the driving force for air passage from the trachea into the mediastinum.
Management of a tracheal tear during laryngopharyngoesophagectomy ... by Yao, Mike / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Each machine gently flows air into the back of the throat to keep the air passage from collapsing.
WARNING SIGN SNORING IS NOT JUST AN ANNOYING FACT OF LIFE; IT CAN ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The EPA'S inspector general has found that some of the monitors am installed too high or too low, others too far apart or with obstructed air passages, and that in any case not enough care is taken to make sure that the monitors are regularly inspected and properly maintained.
We could have prevented the epidemic, but the monitor was a little ... by Peters, Charles / Washington Monthly
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