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单词 aviate
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aviatev.

Brit. /ˈeɪvɪeɪt/, U.S. /ˈeɪviˌeɪt/
Etymology: Back-formation < aviation n.
intransitive. To navigate the air in an aeroplane; to fly. Also transitive.
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society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly (in) an aircraft [verb (intransitive)]
aviate1887
fly1909
society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly an aircraft [verb (transitive)]
fly1902
pilot1911
aviate1959
1887 tr. J. Verne Clipper of Clouds iv. 36 Mr. Aviator.., you who talk so much of the benefits of aviation, have you ever aviated?
1900 Manch. Guardian 4 Apr. 9/2 In the event of the sudden failure of the aviating mechanism.
1908 Punch 21 Oct. 305/2 ‘To aviate’ is nauseous enough, and ‘planing’, in the atmospheric slang of country-house parties, is pretty bad.
1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson It's a Piece of Cake 11 To aviate, to fly, to fly flashily, to show-off when flying.
1959 W. E. Johns Biggles at World's End i. 22 The obsolete crates we're expected to aviate.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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