aviation

Definition of Aviation in English :

1. air power, aviation

the aggregation of a country's military aircraft

2. aviation

the operation of aircraft to provide transportation

3. airmanship, aviation

the art of operating aircraft

4. air, air travel, aviation

travel via aircraft

Example Sentences:
'air travel involves too much waiting in airports'
'if you've time to spare go by air'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aviation

noun

1.

a.

the art or science of flying aircraft

b.

the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft

2. US

military aircraft collectively

noun

1.

the art or science of flying airplanes

2.

the development and operation of heavier-than-air craft, including airplanes and piloted or guided rocket ships

3.

aircraft, esp. military aircraft, collectively

n.

1. The operation of aircraft.

2. The design, development, and production of aircraft.

3. Military aircraft.