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Aviation   /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Aviation

noun
1.
The aggregation of a country's military aircraft.  Synonym: air power.
2.
The operation of aircraft to provide transportation.
3.
The art of operating aircraft.  Synonym: airmanship.
4.
Travel via aircraft.  Synonyms: air, air travel.  "If you've time to spare go by air"



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"Aviation" Quotes from Famous Books



... one air escadrille to another, from the aviation camps to the troops, from the advance to the rear zones of the army; and a shock of pain passed from soul to soul in that vast army, and throughout all France, as if, among so many soldiers menaced with death, this one alone should ...
— Georges Guynemer - Knight of the Air • Henry Bordeaux

... was at first suspicious," Cowan went on, "but he gave them so much information concerning actual conditions in Germany that they could no longer doubt him. They sent him to an aviation training school, telling him to guard his neck at all times and not run any ...
— Aces Up • Covington Clarke

... Consultation With Federal Aviation Administration.—The Secretary and other officials in the Department shall consult with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration before taking any action that might affect aviation safety, air carrier operations, ...
— Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Updated Through October 14, 2008 • Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives

... was said about going up in the observation balloons at that time, but the same evening after colors, as the four friends all happened to be off duty at the same time, they decided to stroll over to the aviation field, as that seemed to offer more things of interest than any other place. As they drew near, they saw that one of the balloons was just being inflated, and they quickened their steps. A few hundred paces brought ...
— Army Boys on German Soil • Homer Randall

... afternoon, she had a fresh bit of news. The government had leased a large section of land along the bay at East Harniss, the next village to Orham and seven or eight miles distant, and there was to be a military aviation camp there. ...
— Shavings • Joseph C. Lincoln


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