aviation

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A noun referring to the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее проектирование, разработку, производство, эксплуатацию и использование летательных аппаратов, особенно аппаратов тяжелее воздуха.esSustantivo que designa el diseño, desarrollo, fabricación, operación y uso de aeronaves, especialmente las más pesadas que el aire. También abarca la navegación aérea y el conjunto de actividades relacionadas con el vuelo.frNom désignant la conception, le développement, la fabrication, l'exploitation et l'utilisation des aéronefs, en particulier des appareils plus lourds que l'air.deSubstantiv, das die Planung, Entwicklung, Herstellung, den Betrieb und die Nutzung von Luftfahrzeugen bezeichnet, insbesondere von schwerer-als-Luft-Fahrzeugen.ptSubstantivo que designa o projeto, desenvolvimento, produção, operação e uso de aeronaves, especialmente as mais pesadas que o ar.zh指航空器的设计、开发、制造、运行和使用，尤指重于空气的航空器；也泛指航空事业或航空工业。arاسم يشير إلى تصميم وتطوير وإنتاج وتشغيل واستخدام الطائرات، وخاصة الأجهزة الأثقل من الهواء. ويشمل كذلك علم الطيران وفن قيادة المركبات الجوية.

1. Military aircraft collectively B2 formal political

   The total number of military aircraft belonging to a particular nation.

   • The country's aviation was deployed for the defense exercise.
   • Modern aviation relies heavily on advanced radar technology.
   • The general inspected the nation's aviation assets.

   ruАвиацияesaviación militarfrAviation militaire (ensemble des aéronefs)deMilitärluftfahrtptAviação militarzh航空兵arالطيران العسكري

2. Air transportation B1 formal

   The business or system of operating aircraft to move people or goods.

   • The aviation industry has grown rapidly over the last decade.
   • She works in aviation as a flight dispatcher.
   • Aviation connects remote islands to the mainland.

   ruАвиацияesaviación (transporte aéreo)frtransport aériendeLuftfahrtptAviaçãozh航空arالطيران

   Synonyme: air transportair transportation

3. The skill of flying B2 formal

   The art, science, or practice of piloting aircraft.

   • He studied aviation at the university.
   • Aviation requires a deep understanding of physics and meteorology.
   • The museum is dedicated to the history of aviation.

   ruАвиацияesArte de pilotar aeronavesfrart de piloterdeFliegereiptAviaçãozh航空arالطيران

   Synonyme: aeronauticsairmanshipflightflyingpiloting

4. Travel by air A2 informal

   The act of traveling via an aircraft.

   • Aviation has made international travel much faster.
   • Many people prefer aviation for long-distance journeys.
   • The growth of aviation has shrunk the world.

   ruАвиацияesAviación (viajar en avión)frTransport aériendeLuftfahrtptAviaçãozh航空arالطيران

   Synonyme: air travelflightflying

• aviations plural form
• aviations' possessive plural form
• aviation's possessive singular form