artery
ar-ter-y · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body.
- 2.
**(Figurative)** A major route of transport or communication.
Forms
plural: arteries
Related words
Antonyms: vein
Etymology
From Latin arteria, from Greek arteria ("windpipe, artery"), perhaps from aeirein ("to raise, lift"). Originally referred to the windpipe, as arteries were thought to contain air.