aviationa‧vi‧a‧tion /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən $ ˌeɪ-, ˌæ-/ noun [uncountable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINaviation
ExamplesOrigin:
1800-1900 French, Latin avis; ➔ AVIARYEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- At the same time Beaverbrook told the House of Lords of Britain's willingness to attend an international conference on civil aviation.
- Finally Brooks of Clapham included a varied and most interesting collection of aviation memorabilia in their sale on September 15.
- Gasoline, aviation fuel, heating oil, and diesel fuel tank farms are always located near centers of demand.
- Light aviation is an unpredictable business.
- Now with Amelia, Gosmo had the first aviation editor.
- Roosevelt, like Churchill, saw the significance of postwar civil aviation, and believed in free and open competition.
- Schiavo is correct in pointing out that there are many aspects of commercial aviation in need of safer practices.
- This radical and sweeping blueprint for Britain's peacetime civil aviation industry was considered by the War Cabinet on 25 February 1943.
WORD SETS► Air
Collocationsaerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► aviation fuel
1the science or practice of flying in aircraft2the industry that makes aircraft (=used used by planes)· high-octane aviation fuel
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► civil· The proposed merger called into question Britain's civil aviation policy of the previous twenty years.· In addition to civil aviation crashes, the independent board looks into some highway, railroad, marine and pipeline accidents.· The Assembly passed a law on civil aviation and amended existing legislation on export-import taxes.· At the same time Beaverbrook told the House of Lords of Britain's willingness to attend an international conference on civil aviation.· Far better, perhaps, to concentrate on civil aviation.· This radical and sweeping blueprint for Britain's peacetime civil aviation industry was considered by the War Cabinet on 25 February 1943.· The comparable figures for research connected with defence, space and civil aviation were £1343 million, £52 million and £69 million.· Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, asked them to what extent the full internationalization of civil aviation was possible.
► general· In other words, they become true general practitioners in aviation.· It now handles roughly 220, 000 takeoffs and landings a year of the smaller, mostly general aviation aircraft.
► light· I came across on this trip. Light aviation is thriving too.· There is a light aviation service on Prestel, Skymaster, which receives, on average, about 400 calls a day.· Let us get our own house in order for the benefit of the regulation of light aviation in general.
NOUN► enthusiast· Everyone there was an aviation enthusiast - they either flew or wanted to fly.· Heraldry is a fascinating subject, one to which aviation enthusiasts are naturally drawn.
► fuel· Two of the torpedoes struck below the waterline on the port side near the aviation fuel tanks.· The engines of the Atlas burned a modified aviation fuel, similar to kerosene, with liquid oxygen.· The company also expects to increase its sales in the aviation fuel nozzle servicing business.· In a moment the flight deck is an inferno of aviation fuel.· Shattered homes were ablaze and trees torched by flaming aviation fuel.· Gasoline, aviation fuel, heating oil, and diesel fuel tank farms are always located near centers of demand.· As the protest spread at least three airports reported they would be out of aviation fuel by this morning.· They steal aviation fuel for their lamps, and sometimes the lamps explode.
► history· Read in studio One of the most famous warplanes in aviation history is about to make its farewell appearance.· Local aviation history is strongly represented, too.
► industry· This led in turn to the most highly successful venture in buying and selling of business aircraft the aviation industry had seen.· This radical and sweeping blueprint for Britain's peacetime civil aviation industry was considered by the War Cabinet on 25 February 1943.· It's proving indispensable to the aviation industry and to astronomers.· However, some of the problems that were to haunt the postwar aviation industry had already begun to appear.
► safety· There isn't all that much in the world of aviation safety that is left entirely to luck.· We do that regularly for aviation safety matters.