aviation

Borrowed from French aviation, from Latin avis (“bird”), from Proto-Indo-European *awi- (“bird”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /eɪviˈeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

aviation (usually uncountable, plural aviations)

1. The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
2. Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.
3. Industry that produces aircraft.
4. (collectively, military) aircraft
5. A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette and lemon juice

• aviation fuel
• aviation incident
• civil aviation

Coined by G. de la Landelle together with aviateur; from Latin avis (“bird”) +‎ -ation.

• IPA^(key): /a.vja.sjɔ̃/

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aviation f (plural aviations)

1. aviation

• “aviation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).