aviation
The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
Other meanings
Flying, operating or operation of aircraft.
“The history of aviation is full of daring pioneers.”
industry that produces aircraft.
Synonyms
- air power
Word history
From Latin "avis" (bird).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “aviation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.