HOW TO PRONOUNCE
aviation
/ˌeɪ̯.viˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
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What does aviation mean?
noun
- The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
- Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.
- Industry that produces aircraft.
More meanings (2)
noun
- Aircraft.
- A cocktail made with gin, maraschino liqueur, crème de violette, and lemon juice.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌeɪ̯.viˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
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Well the writer remembers when that happened to him on a long 'cross-country flight in the early days of aviation.
That there is an element of danger in aviation is undeniable, but it is nowhere so great as the public imagines.
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In the early days of aviation larger and better engines of British make specially suited for aeroplanes were our most urgent need.
ANGLE OF INCIDENCE.--In aviation this is a term given to the position of a plane, relative to the air against which it impinges.
Certain young spiders, in order to emancipate themselves, to conquer space, and disperse themselves about the world, resort to an ingenious system of aviation.