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词汇 aviation
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Definition of aviation in English:

aviation

noun eɪvɪˈeɪʃ(ə)nˌeɪviˈeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The flying or operating of aircraft.

    飞行;航空;驾驶

    as modifier the aviation industry

    航空工业。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is easy to see why wrecks of this nature are attractive to aircraft restorers and aviation museums.
    • So what happened for a helicopter deemed by aviation experts to be one of the safest to just drop out of the sky on a clear July evening?
    • One of the most exciting and emerging fields of engineering is aviation and aerospace.
    • What magic might he have worked had he lived into the age of electricity and aviation?
    • The aviation industry is in a constant state of change and the future appears uncertain.
    • My little part of aviation starts on downwind and ends when you turn off on a taxiway.
    • The aviation industry must pay its way for the environmental damage it causes.
    • These are only the first steps needed to begin reviving our sick aviation industry.
    • The world of business aviation has honoured the battling boss of Southend Airport with its highest award.
    • You have to look hard, but Scotland still has a niche in the worldwide civil aviation industry.
    • The aircraft has an unrivalled safety record throughout the world of aviation.
    • Police, aviation inspectors and the owners of the aircraft inspect the site of the crash.
    • It is expected to make the airport match international aviation safety standards.
    • Areas of particular interest will include passenger road transport and aviation.
    • The Shoreham Aircraft Museum will also be present for those interested in aviation history.
    • Cathay is applying to Chinese aviation authorities for approval to fly to Beijing.
    • The civil aviation authority has no real powers other than the civil and commercial air-traffic.
    • Now, that doesn't mean six years of aviation school - but look at it this way.
    • It was one of the most bewildering incidents in aviation history during the Pacific War.
    • He's given in to the persistent, powerful and rich aviation industry lobby.
    Synonyms
    flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, formed irregularly from Latin avis 'bird'.

  • The Latin word for ‘bird’, avis, is the root of a number of English words that relate to birds, such as aviary (late 16th century), and avian (late 19th century). It is also the source of words connected with the idea of flying, such as aviation and aviator, both 19th-century borrowings of French words. See also auspicious

Rhymes

ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, oration, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation

Definition of aviation in US English:

aviation

nounˌāvēˈāSH(ə)nˌeɪviˈeɪʃ(ə)n
  • The flying or operating of aircraft.

    飞行;航空;驾驶

    as modifier the aviation industry

    航空工业。

    aviation engineering
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the most exciting and emerging fields of engineering is aviation and aerospace.
    • The Shoreham Aircraft Museum will also be present for those interested in aviation history.
    • So what happened for a helicopter deemed by aviation experts to be one of the safest to just drop out of the sky on a clear July evening?
    • The civil aviation authority has no real powers other than the civil and commercial air-traffic.
    • The world of business aviation has honoured the battling boss of Southend Airport with its highest award.
    • What magic might he have worked had he lived into the age of electricity and aviation?
    • It is expected to make the airport match international aviation safety standards.
    • The aviation industry must pay its way for the environmental damage it causes.
    • Now, that doesn't mean six years of aviation school - but look at it this way.
    • You have to look hard, but Scotland still has a niche in the worldwide civil aviation industry.
    • Cathay is applying to Chinese aviation authorities for approval to fly to Beijing.
    • Areas of particular interest will include passenger road transport and aviation.
    • Police, aviation inspectors and the owners of the aircraft inspect the site of the crash.
    • It was one of the most bewildering incidents in aviation history during the Pacific War.
    • These are only the first steps needed to begin reviving our sick aviation industry.
    • It is easy to see why wrecks of this nature are attractive to aircraft restorers and aviation museums.
    • He's given in to the persistent, powerful and rich aviation industry lobby.
    • The aircraft has an unrivalled safety record throughout the world of aviation.
    • The aviation industry is in a constant state of change and the future appears uncertain.
    • My little part of aviation starts on downwind and ends when you turn off on a taxiway.
    Synonyms
    flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, formed irregularly from Latin avis ‘bird’.

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