aviation
Americannoun
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the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.
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military aircraft.
noun
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the art or science of flying aircraft
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the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft
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military aircraft collectively
Other Word Forms
- aviatic adjective
Etymology
Origin of aviation
Example Sentences
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India's aviation watchdog has launched an investigation after an Air India plane's engine sucked in a cargo container while taxiing at the Delhi airport.
From BBC
"Hydrogen in aviation is more for the 22nd century," Olivier Andries told a French parliament committee.
From Barron's
Greece's transport ministry on Wednesday said the civil aviation chief had quit over the embarrassing January 4 airspace blackout that snarled flights for hours.
From Barron's
Greece's transport ministry said Wednesday that its civil aviation chief had quit over the embarrassing January 4 airspace blackout that snarled flights for hours.
From Barron's
During the golden age of commercial aviation, flights were the glamorous realm of the wealthy, who could afford the high price of the high life.
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