aviationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌeɪ.viˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌeɪ.viˈeɪ.ʃən/the activity of flying aircraft, or of designing, producing, and keeping them in good condition:
the British Civil Aviation Authority
the US Federal Aviation Administration
aviation fuel
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- Orville and Wilbur Wright were aviation trail blazers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Air travel: aviation
- aerial
- aerobatics
- Air Miles
- air-dash
- airlift
- airspeed
- baggage allowance
- bail
- bank
- bomber
- buzz
- crash-land
- FAA
- flight
- flight simulator
- fly
- glide
- lane
- slipstream
- throttle
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