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Definition of aviation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

aviation

noun

/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/

/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/

[uncountable]

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the designing, building and flying of aircraft
- civil/military aviation
- the aviation business/industry
Topics Transport by airc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Aviation is used before these nouns:
cadet
fuel
industry
…
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, formed irregularly from Latin avis ‘bird’.

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