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[ey-vee-ey-shuhn, av-ee-]

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noun

the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.

military aircraft.

Origin:
1865–70; < French; see avi-, -ation

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a·vi·at·ic

[ey-vee-at-ik, av-ee-] , adjective

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World English Dictionary

aviation (ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən)

—n
1.	a. the art or science of flying aircraft
	b. the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft
2.	(US) military aircraft collectively

[C19: from French, from Latin avis bird]

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Word Origin & History

aviation

1866, from Fr. aviation, from L. avis "bird" (see aviary). Coined 1863 by Fr. aviation pioneer Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle (1812-1886) in "Aviation ou Navigation aérienne."

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