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单词 aviate
释义

aviate

verb

avi·​ate ˈā-vē-ˌāt How to pronounce aviate (audio) ˈa- How to pronounce aviate (audio)
aviated; aviating

intransitive verb

: to navigate the air (as in an airplane)

Synonyms

  • fly
  • glide
  • plane
  • soar
  • wing
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Example Sentences

once humankind learned how to aviate, the world became a much smaller place

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from aviation

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

aviate

verb

as in to fly
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings once humankind learned how to aviate, the world became a much smaller place

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fly
  • plane
  • hover
  • sail
  • wing
  • glide
  • float
  • soar
  • drift
  • dart
  • flutter
  • helicopter
  • jet
  • coast
  • orbit
  • cruise
  • rocket
  • flit
  • hang
  • waft
  • sweep
  • dive
  • catapult
  • stoop
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