aviation

noun

Sayay-vee-AY-shuhnUS/ˌeɪ̯.viˈeɪ̯.ʃən//ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/AUS/ˌæɪ̯.viːˈæɪ̯.ʃən/

Pluralaviations (some meanings)

5 meanings of aviation

1
noununcountable
The flying and use of planes and other aircraft.
Bad weather is one of the biggest dangers in aviation.
She has loved aviation since her first flying lesson.
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2
noununcountable
The skill and study of building and flying planes and other aircraft.
He studied aviation in college so he could design and fly planes.
Early aviation was full of strange flying machines.
Similaraeronautics
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3
noununcountable
The business of making planes and other aircraft.
Many people in our town work in aviation, building parts for jets.
Thousands of jobs in aviation were lost when the factory closed.
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nouncollectiveuncountable
In the military, planes and other aircraft thought of as one group.
The enemy's aviation was hit before it could take off.
The soldiers waited for aviation to clear the hills ahead.
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nouncountable
A mixed drink made of gin, lemon juice, cherry liqueur and violet liqueur.
She ordered an aviation and loved its light purple color.
The bartender shook the aviation with ice and poured it into a glass.

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From French aviation, based on the Latin word avis, meaning “bird”.