air passage

air-passage — airˈ passage noun 1. The passage by which air enters and leaves the lungs 2. A journey to a particular destination by air • • • Main Entry: ↑air …   Useful english dictionary

air passage — noun a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) • Syn: ↑air duct, ↑airway • Hypernyms: ↑duct • Hyponyms: ↑register, ↑snorkel, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

air passage — 1. a space occupied or traversed by air. 2. travel by air. 3. accommodations for an air trip: to book air passage for Hong Kong. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

air passage — See lateral air passage …   Dictionary of automotive terms

air passage — /ˈɛə pæsɪdʒ/ (say air pasij) noun the conduit for a flow of air, as a duct in a mine …   Australian English dictionary

Air passage — Вентиляционный ходок …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

lateral air passage — A passage at the nozzle of a spray gun for shaping the spray pattern to a long or elongated oval …   Dictionary of automotive terms

air — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. atmosphere (See air); mien, bearing, appearance; tune, melody (See music). v. t. ventilate (See air); proclaim, broadcast (See publication). II Earth s atmosphere Nouns 1 …   English dictionary for students

passage — See air passage lateral air passage oil passage relief passage scavenging passage transfer passage water passage …   Dictionary of automotive terms

air — [1] Abbreviation for air conditioner. [2] A bicycling or motorcycling term describing the space or gap between the tires and the ground when the bike takes a jump. Both tires must be off the ground before it can be called air as in the expression …   Dictionary of automotive terms

air duct — noun a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines) • Syn: ↑air passage, ↑airway • Hypernyms: ↑duct • Hyponyms: ↑register, ↑snorkel, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary