aviation

[ey-vee-ey-shuhn, av-ee-]

noun

1. the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.

2. military aircraft.

aviation

/ ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. 1. the art or science of flying aircraft

   2. the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft

2. military aircraft collectively

Other Word Forms

• aviatic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aviation¹

From French, dating back to 1865–70; avi-, -ation

Word History and Origins

Origin of aviation¹

C19: from French, from Latin avis bird

Example Sentences

The battle over fume events has escalated into one of the fiercest standoffs between the aviation industry and aircrew.

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Kelly added that a lack of comparability around tools such as renewable-energy certificates, carbon credits and sustainable aviation fuel purchases helped spur development of these frameworks.

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The U.S. aviation system is showing signs of stress a week into the federal-government shutdown.

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On the balance sheets of multibillion-dollar companies, the cost of private aviation is a drop in the bucket of jet fuel.

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There wasn’t so much as a whisper about aviation.

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Related Words

• aeronautics 
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