aviation
noun /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/
/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the designing, building and flying of aircraft
- civil/military aviation
- the aviation business/industry
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAviation is used before these nouns:- cadet
- fuel
- industry
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, formed irregularly from Latin avis ‘bird’.