voice box

noun

1. the larynx.

voice box

noun

1. See larynx
   another word for the larynx laryngeal
2. Also calledtalkbox an electronic guitar attachment with a tube into the player's mouth to modulate the sound vocally

voice box

/ vois /

1. See larynx

Word History and Origins

Origin of voice box¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Few modern voice boxes sound as desperate as his—especially when he strains toward his upper register to plead for the return of a loved one who has disappeared.

From Time

The bullet tore through my voice box and larynx before lodging itself in my trapezius.

From The Daily Beast

While the sound is being made, there will be a slight upward pulling of the voice box, a slight tugging at the voice box.

From Project Gutenberg

Two little white bands are stretched across the inside of the voice-box.

From Project Gutenberg

If we eat or drink too fast the voice-box will not have time to close its little door and prevent our being choked.

From Project Gutenberg

Through the opening behind this curtain the air passes down into the voice-box and then into the lungs.

From Project Gutenberg

Always think twice before you let anything unpleasant or unkind come out of your voice box.

From Project Gutenberg