aviation

Syllables: a·vi·a·tion/ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/US/ˌeɪ̯.viˈeɪ̯.ʃən/

aviation noun: the art or science of making and flying aircraft.

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Noun

aviation (usually uncountable, plural aviations)

(usually) The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
(usually) Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.
- The history of aviation is full of daring pioneers.
- He works in the aviation industry as a pilot.
(usually) Industry that produces aircraft.
(collective, usually) Aircraft.
(usually) A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice.

aviation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

aviation in Hindi

art or science of flying: विमानन vimānan

aviation in Tamil

வான்செலவு, வானப் பயணம், வானூர்திப் பயணம், வான் பயணம், விண்வழிப் போக்குவரத்து, வான்பறப்பியல்

aviation in Marathi

विमानचालन

aviation in Urdu

art or science of flying: ہَوا بازی havā bāzī

More languagesFewer languages

aviation in Bengali: বিমানচালনা bimancalna
aviation in Telugu: విమానయాన
aviation in Malayalam: വിമാനം പറപ്പിക്കാനുളള നൈപുണ്യം നേടൽ, പറക്കൽ, വ്യോമയാനം
aviation in Kannada: ವಿಮಾನಯಾನ, ಉಡ್ಡಯನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ವ್ಯೋಮಯಾನವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ವಾಯುಯಾನ
aviation in Punjabi: ਹਵਾਬਾਜ਼ੀ
aviation in Gujarati: વિમાનચાલન
aviation in Odia: ବିମାନ ଚଳାଚଳ
aviation in Nepali: उड्डयन, विमानन
aviation in Tagalog: abyasyon
aviation in Arabic: طَيَرَان ṭayarān, مِلَاحَة جَوِّيَّة
aviation in Malay: penerbangan
aviation in Indonesian: penerbangan
aviation in Thai: การบิน gaan-bin
aviation in Vietnamese: hàng không
aviation in Myanmar: လေကြောင်း le-kraung:

Examples of aviation in a sentence

Some connect the recent spate of flying saucer sightings with a rumored top-secret military aviation project.
The exhibitors at the aviation conference included the inventor of a new kind of light aircraft.
His life's work is a four-volume encyclopedia of aviation topics.

All 28 example sentences with aviation

Forms of aviation

plural	aviations

Origin of aviation

Borrowed from French aviation, derived from Latin avis (“bird”). By surface analysis, avi- + -ation.

Words formed from aviation

Phrases with aviation

Words that rhyme with aviation

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about aviation

What does aviation mean?: Aviation means the art or science of making and flying aircraft.
What is aviation in Hindi?: Aviation in Hindi is विमानन (vimānan). See Aviation meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is aviation?: Aviation is a noun.
How do you pronounce aviation?: Aviation is pronounced /ˌeɪ̯.viːˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of aviation?: The plural of aviation is aviations.

Words near aviation in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: aviation (page history and authors); aviation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aviation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aviation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aviation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aviation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aviation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aviation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aviation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aviation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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