Aviation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aviation \A`vi*a"tion\, n.
     The art or science of flying.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  aviation
       n 1: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn: {air
            power}]
       2: the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
       3: the art of operating aircraft [syn: {airmanship}]
       4: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting
          in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: {air
          travel}, {air}]