单词 | aviation |
释义 | aviation (once / 1176 pages) n If it has to do with flying or operating a plane, it has to do with aviation. If someone tells you that he's in aviation school, that means he is learning how to fly a plane. Aviation comes from the Latin avis meaning "bird," an appropriate translation given that aviation deals with travel by air, specifically in a plane. The aviation industry is the business sector dedicated to manufacturing and operating all types of aircraft. Air traffic controllers, when they are awake, are concerned with aviation safety. WORD FAMILYaviate: aviated, aviating, aviation, aviator+/aviator: aviators USAGE EXAMPLESIn the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration is testing various counter-drone technologies at several airports. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) The investigation panel included representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Air Force, the Federal Aviation Administration and industry experts — found “buckles,” or valleys, in the vessels’ inner liners. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the art of operating aircraft Syn|Hyper airmanship art, artistry, prowess a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation 2n the operation of aircraft to provide transportation Hyper industry the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise 3n travel via aircraft Syn|Hypo|Hyper air, air travel flight, flying an instance of traveling by air acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying, stuntingthe performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft blind flying, blind landingusing only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. ballooningflying in a balloon fly-by, flyover, flypasta flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground glide, gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaringthe activity of flying a glider maiden flightthe first flight of its kind overflighta flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory) passa flight or run by an aircraft over a target soloa flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied sortie(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) low level flight, terrain flightflight at very low altitudes travel, traveling, travelling the act of going from one place to another 4n the aggregation of a country's military aircraft Syn|Hyper air power accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
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