Meanings
nounaviation (usually uncountable, plural aviations)
plural aviations
- collectiveuncountableusuallygovernmentAircraft.
- uncountableusuallyA cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe aggregation of a country's military aircraft
Similar
air power
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic طَيَرَان, مِلَاحَة جَوِّيَّة
- طَيَرَان (ṭayarān)art or science of flying
- مِلَاحَة جَوِّيَّةart or science of flying
Bengali বিমানচালনা
- বিমানচালনা (bimancalna)art or science of flying
Bulgarian въздухопла́ване, авиа́ция
- въздухопла́ване (văzduhoplávane)art or science of flying
- авиа́ция (aviácija)art or science of flying
Catalan aviació
- aviacióart or science of flying
Chinese Cantonese 航空, 飛行 /飞行
- 航空art or science of flying
- 飛行 /飞行art or science of flying
Chinese Mandarin 航空, 飛行 /飞行
- 航空 (hángkōng)art or science of flying
- 飛行 /飞行 (fēixíng)art or science of flying
Czech letectví
- letectvíart or science of flying
Danish luftfart
- luftfartart or science of flying
Dutch luchtvaart
- luchtvaartart or science of flying
Esperanto aerveturado
- aerveturadoart or science of flying
Estonian lennundus
- lennundusart or science of flying
Finnish ilmailu
- ilmailuart or science of flying
French aviation
- aviationart or science of flying
German Luftfahrt, Fliegerei
- Luftfahrtart or science of flying
- Fliegereiart or science of flying
Greek αεροπορία
- αεροπορία (aeroporía)art or science of flying
Hebrew תְּעוּפָה
- תְּעוּפָה (t'ufá)art or science of flying
Hindi विमानन
- विमानन (vimānan)art or science of flying
Hungarian légi közlekedés
- légi közlekedésart or science of flying
Icelandic flugmál
- flugmálart or science of flying
Indonesian penerbangan
- penerbanganart or science of flying
Irish eitlíocht
- eitlíochtart or science of flying
Italian aviazione
- aviazioneart or science of flying
Japanese 航空, 飛行
- 航空 (kōkū)art or science of flying
- 飛行 (hikō)art or science of flying
Korean 항공, 비행
- 항공 (hanggong)art or science of flying
- 비행 (bihaeng)art or science of flying
Latvian aviācija
- aviācijaart or science of flying
Lithuanian aviacija
- aviacijaart or science of flying
Malay penerbangan
- penerbanganart or science of flying
Norwegian Bokmål luftfart
- luftfartart or science of flying
Polish lotnictwo, awiacja
- lotnictwoart or science of flying
- awiacjaart or science of flying
- awiatykaart or science of flying
Portuguese aviação
- aviaçãoart or science of flying
Romanian aviație
- aviațieart or science of flying
Russian авиа́ция, воздухопла́вание
- авиа́ция (aviácija)art or science of flying
- воздухопла́вание (vozduxoplávanije)art or science of flying
Slovak letectvo
- letectvoart or science of flying
Spanish aviación
- aviaciónart or science of flying
Swahili elimu ya rubani
- elimu ya rubaniart or science of flying
Swedish flyg, luftfart
- flygart or science of flying
- luftfartart or science of flying
- flygväsenart or science of flying
Tagalog abyasyon
- abyasyonart or science of flying
Thai การบิน
- การบิน (gaan-bin)art or science of flying
Turkish havacılık
- havacılıkart or science of flying
Ukrainian авіа́ція, повітропла́вання
- авіа́ція (aviácija)art or science of flying
- повітропла́вання (povitroplávannja)art or science of flying
Urdu ہَوا بازی
- ہَوا بازی (havā bāzī)art or science of flying
Vietnamese hàng không
- hàng khôngart or science of flying
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aviation
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APA
aviation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviation
MLA
“aviation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aviation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviation.
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