civil aviation

noun

All non-military forms of aviation, including private and commercial flight services.

Meanings

nouncivil aviation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAll non-military forms of aviation, including private and commercial flight services.
    1 more example

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on Tuesday to allow Taiwan to participate in a U.N. body overseeing civil aviation, drawing criticism from the Chinese government. “We believe that all of international civil aviation’s important stakeholders -- particularly those who administer critical airspace, like Taiwan -- should have the opportunity to participate meaningfully in ICAO’s work,” Buttigieg said at the International Civil Aviation Organization assembly held every three years and the first since the COVID-19 pandemic.

    2022 September 27, Allison Lampert, David Shepardson, “Buttigieg backs Taiwan participation in UN civil aviation body”, in Leslie Adler, Jonathan Oatis, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2022, Everythingnews

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 民用航空, 民航
  • 民用航空 (mínyòng hángkōng)non-military aviation
  • 民航 (mínháng)non-military aviation
Dutch burgerluchtvaart
  • burgerluchtvaartnon-military aviation
Finnish siviili-ilmailu
  • siviili-ilmailunon-military aviation
French aviation civile
  • aviation civilenon-military aviation
German Zivilluftfahrt
  • Zivilluftfahrtnon-military aviation
Greek πολιτική αεροπορία
  • πολιτική αεροπορία (politikí aeroporía)non-military aviation
Hindi नागरिक विमानन
  • नागरिक विमानन (nāgrik vimānan)non-military aviation
Portuguese aviação civil
  • aviação civilnon-military aviation
Russian гражда́нская авиа́ция
  • гражда́нская авиа́ция (graždánskaja aviácija)non-military aviation
Urdu شہری ہوا بازی
  • شہری ہوا بازی (śahrī havā bāzī)non-military aviation
Cite this entry
APA

civil aviation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20aviation

MLA

“civil aviation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20aviation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civil aviation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civil%20aviation.

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