Synonyms for aviation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ey-vee-ey-shuh n, av-ee-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌeɪ viˈeɪ ʃən, ˌæv i-

Définition of aviation

Origin : 1866, from French aviation, noun of action from stem of Latin avis "bird" (see aviary). Coined 1863 by French aviation pioneer Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle (1812-1886) in "Aviation ou Navigation aérienne."

noun flying an aircraft; study of flying aircraft

Example sentences :

This proposition is one of keen interest in connection with aviation.
Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

Work upon the aviation camp at East Harniss had actually begun.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Can't you take me to the aviation place sometime, Uncle Jed?
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Only in his field of aviation medicine did he feel competent, secure.
Extract from : « Warning from the Stars » by Ron Cocking

In the evening we were invited to the aviation camp in the suburbs of Paris.
Extract from : « A Journey Through France in War Time » by Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

Later we nearly attacked a hospital, mistaking it for an aviation field.
Extract from : « High Adventure » by James Norman Hall

Initiative, and a quick capacity for action, are most necessary in aviation.
Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White

So aviation has two immense tasks ahead of it, instead of one.
Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White

Capitalists were chary of aviation; they had no faith in it.
Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White

Aviation, as an industry, must prepare for years of strenuous work.
Extract from : « Learning to Fly » by Claude Grahame-White

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