Definition of
Aviation
- (noun, act) travel via aircraft
if you've time to spare go by air - (noun, cognition) the art of operating aircraft
- (noun, group) the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
- (noun, group) the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
- (noun, act) travel via aircraft
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Synonyms of Aviation
Alternate forms of Aviation
Derivations: aviate
Hypernyms: accumulation, aggregation, art, artistry, assemblage, collection, industry, prowess, travel, traveling, travelling
Origin of the word Aviation
- 1866, from Fr. aviation, from L. avis "bird" (see aviary). Coined 1863 by Fr. aviation pioneer Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle (1812-1886) in "Aviation ou Navigation a?rienne." more
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