also: かぜみち
noun
path of the wind; wind's route
Refers to the route or corridor along which wind travels, often used in poetic or descriptive contexts. Can be literal (e.g., a gap between buildings) or figurative.
ビルの間は風道になっていて、いつも強い風が吹いている。
The space between the buildings acts as a wind path, and a strong wind always blows there.
この谷は昔から風道として知られている。
This valley has long been known as a route for the wind.
A more common, everyday phrase meaning 'wind's passage' or 'wind corridor'. 風道 is a more compact, somewhat literary or technical term.
Compound of 風 (kaze, 'wind') and 道 (michi, 'path'). The reading かざみち is a rendaku form of かぜみち.