airway vs approach

approach vs airway

airway and approach both are nouns.

airway is not a verb while approach is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
airway	Yes	No	No	No
approach	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, approach is a hyponym of airway; that is, approach is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than airway:

airway: a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
approach: the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

Other hyponyms of airway include approach path, glide path, glide slope, holding pattern.

airway (noun)	approach (noun)
a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers	the act of drawing spatially closer to something
a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)	a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
the passages through which air enters and leaves the body	ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another	a way of entering or leaving
	the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
	a close approximation
	a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
	the event of one object coming closer to another
	the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

airway (verb)	approach (verb)
	make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
	move towards
	come near in time
	begin to deal with
	come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

Difference between airway and approach

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