air passage

noun

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of air passage¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

And so the air passage went without a hitch.

From New York Times

“He used my telephone to book an air passage to Paris, and left the following morning. I never saw him again.”

From The Guardian

The delicate hyoids connect the back of the mouth, or pharynx, to the openings of the esophagus, which is the tube connecting the throat to the stomach, and the larynx, the “voice box” that provides an air passage to the lungs.

From Reuters

The air passage was clogged as a result of scarring from the breathing tube Keona needed during those critical weeks at Children’s.

From Washington Times

The air passage was clogged as a result of scarring from the breathing tube Keona needed during those critical weeks at Children’s.

From Seattle Times