windway

windway — noun

1. a narrow channel inside a wind instrument — especially a pipe organ or a recorde

1.名詞C1
釋義

a narrow channel inside a wind instrument — especially a pipe organ or a recorder — through which air is guided to produce a musical sound; the shape and condition of the windway affect the tone and clarity of the note.

例句

Dust in a recorder's windway can make the sound breathy and weak.

windway as location affected by debris

Before the concert, the organist ran a feather through each windway to remove any debris.

preposition: through the windway

同義詞
  • flue

    specific to organ pipes and some woodwind instruments; more technical than 'windway'

  • air passage

    more general and non-technical; used for any channel through which air moves

  • channel

    broader term; describes the shape without specifying its purpose

文法句型

countable noun; often preceded by determiner

用法筆記

This term is almost never used in everyday conversation; it belongs to the specialist vocabulary of organ builders, recorder makers, and musicologists. The general public is more likely to use 'air passage' or 'channel'.

常見錯誤

❌The windway blew hard through the trees.
✅The wind blew hard through the trees.
💡'windway' is a technical term for an instrument part, not a synonym for 'wind' or 'pathway'.
❌I cleared the windway in my nose.
✅I cleared my nasal passage.
💡'windway' does not refer to any part of the human body.