Definition of
aviation has definitions from the fields of transportation,military,business
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[ noun ] (military) the aggregation of a country's military aircraft

Synonyms

air_power

Used in print

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

Primary target would be shipments of tanks , guns , aviation gasoline and ammunition coming from Russia and Czechoslovakia .

Related terms

collection military

2
[ noun ] (business) the operation of aircraft to provide transportation

Related terms

industry fly

3
[ noun ] the art of flying airplane

Synonyms

airmanship

Related terms

skill art fly

4
[ noun ] (transportation) travel via aircraft

Synonyms

air air_travel

Examples

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

Related terms

travel flight fly land buzz cruise fly chandelle pass_over sailplane power-dive glide crash-dive belly-land fly_blind stall ditch nosedive solo fly_contact emplane crash_land jet test_fly red-eye deplane stall peel_off crab kite stooge

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Rhymes with

deviation abbreviation alleviation radiation irradiation variation differentiation substantiation initiation appreciation negotiation association depreciation glaciation appropriation misappropriation miscreation expatriation relation association creation expropriation procreation delineation conciliation dissociation vacation recreation observation reconciliation preservation repudiation reaffiliation affiliation remediation conservation cetacean foliation humiliation reservation renunciation mediation cremation denunciation retaliation pronunciation exfoliation repatriation collectivization categorization gravitation improvisation characterization invitation computerization vulgarization miniaturization levitation polarization inactivation cultivation ovation salvation reflation activation gradation privation excoriation starvation renovation elation aggravation deprivation derivation innovation excavation elevation motivation westernization cogitation solicitation fibrillation fertilization desalination rationalization trepidation recrimination destination irritation globalization subsidization generalization indemnification detoxification fumigation denationalization abdication glorification amortization harmonization sterilization dissipation decentralization titillation standardization demoralization industrialization capitalization stalinization precipitation instigation centralization internationalization specification electrification deflation organisation resuscitation liberalization publication civilization limitation socialization lubrication simplification liquidation colonization maximization intimidation commercialization fabrication rumination urbanization equalization telecommunication visitation mobilization perforation mitigation monopolization interpretation syndication cetacean gentrification mummification normalization sanitation decapitation federation fixation designation reverberation generation acceleration resignation deforestation arbitration dictation decoration reparation indignation regeneration separation degeneration commemoration confederation deceleration preparation disinflation inflation popularization revocation provocation revelation vaporization vocation divination avocation convocation rejuvenation authorization invocation evocation equivocation polarization conversation pasteurization navigation nation ration precession prevention haitien haitian refrigeration expectation fluctuation filtration protestation gestation

Phonetic and Homophones

EY2 V IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N aviacion

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avoidance

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