air tubes

Hollow ventilation channels

Air tubes are flexible passages that carry air, whether in biological systems like the respiratory tract or in manufactured equipment.

The term appears in medical contexts for breathing apparatus, in aquariums for aerating water, and in inflatable products where tubes channel air to create structure: The air tubes in my bike tire liner went flat.

Related

pipes · breathing · lungs · lung capacity · pneumatic · hoses · windpipe · passages · respiratory · inflate · blow up · oxygen · pumping · flexible · hollow · channels · snorkel · scuba gear

Opposites
material rigidity

air tubescast iron pipes

Molded metal plumbing tubes

copper tubing · PVC pipes · iron pipes

transported substance

air tubeswater pipes

Tubes conveying H2O

gas lines · sewage pipes · blood vessels · fuel lines

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G