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Definition of Aviation
1. Noun. The aggregation of a country's military aircraft.
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
2. Noun. The operation of aircraft to provide transportation.
3. Noun. The art of operating aircraft.
4. Noun. Travel via aircraft. "If you've time to spare go by air"
Generic synonyms: Travel, Traveling, Travelling
Specialized synonyms: Flight, Flying
Examples of category: Overfly, Pass Over, Fly, Red-eye, Cruise, Stooge, Stall, Stall, Buzz, Crab, Aviate, Fly, Pilot, Fly Blind, Fly Contact, Solo, Test Fly, Jet, Glide, Kite, Sailplane, Soar, Power-dive, Nosedive, Crash-dive, Chandelle, Belly-land, Crash Land, Ditch, Bring Down, Land, Put Down, Deplane, Emplane, Enplane, Peel Off
Definition of Aviation
1. n. The art or science of flying.
Definition of Aviation
1. Noun. The art or science of making and flying aircraft. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aviation
1. the act of aviating [n -S] : AVIATIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Aviation
1. Design, development, manufacture, and operation of heavier-than-air aircraft. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aviation
Literary usage of Aviation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technology Against Terrorism: Structuring Security (1994)
"Last year, in response to both external and internal criticisms, the aviation
Security R&D program was elevated to the service level. ..."
2. Paying for Highways, Airways, and Waterways: How Can Users Be Charged (1993)
"This option also assumes that the various aviation groups would agree to pay ...
What aviation tax rates in 1993 would cover estimated total FAA outlays ..."
3. Guide to U.S. Army Museums by R. Cody Phillips (1997)
"US ARMY aviation MUSEUM Fort Rucker, Alabama Hours of Operation: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
daily; closed New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, ..."