Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The operation of aircraft.
- noun The design, development, and production of aircraft.
- noun Military aircraft.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art or act of flying; specifically, the science or art of directing and controlling flying-machines; the art of navigating the air with machines heavier than air.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art or science of flying.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The art or science of
making andflying aircraft .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the art of operating aircraft
- noun the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
- noun the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
- noun travel via aircraft
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Now, this is an unprecedented effort on the part of the Department of Transportation, on the part of industry and on the part of labor and others to work together to identify best practices across all modes that should be incorporated into contingency response plans, similar to what we see in the aviation community through what they call the aviation security contingency plan.
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Russia never owned a dedicated aircraft carrier until the cold war was all but over, rather owned what they called aviation cruisers - or ships with long range missiles that also carried lots of helicopters.
#39;s Big Feed Galrahn 2010
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Russia never owned a dedicated aircraft carrier until the cold war was all but over, rather owned what they called aviation cruisers - or ships with long range missiles that also carried lots of helicopters.
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Russia never owned a dedicated aircraft carrier until the cold war was all but over, rather owned what they called aviation cruisers - or ships with long range missiles that also carried lots of helicopters.
#39;s Big Feed Galrahn 2010
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Russia never owned a dedicated aircraft carrier until the cold war was all but over, rather owned what they called aviation cruisers - or ships with long range missiles that also carried lots of helicopters.
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Russia never owned a dedicated aircraft carrier until the cold war was all but over, rather owned what they called aviation cruisers - or ships with long range missiles that also carried lots of helicopters.
#39;s Big Feed Galrahn 2010
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Russia never owned a dedicated aircraft carrier until the cold war was all but over, rather owned what they called aviation cruisers - or ships with long range missiles that also carried lots of helicopters.
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Russia never owned a dedicated aircraft carrier until the cold war was all but over, rather owned what they called aviation cruisers - or ships with long range missiles that also carried lots of helicopters.
#39;s Big Feed Galrahn 2010
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Russia never owned a dedicated aircraft carrier until the cold war was all but over, rather owned what they called aviation cruisers - or ships with long range missiles that also carried lots of helicopters.
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If he gets interested in aviation, we can taylor the curriculum to his interests immediately.
Future of Education, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I’m someone who actually likes Crème de Violette and Crème Yvette, but I’ve never been impressed by an Aviation. It’s one of the few cocktails I just don’t like that much, and I like pretty much everything.
Is aviation a common drink? atleast3olives 2025
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“I first enjoyed an Aviation in 2003 and it was the ‘aha’ drink for me with regards to recognizing a wider opportunity to reach drinkers with gin,” says bartender Ryan Magarian, who collaborated with House Spirits on Aviation Gin.
The Rise and Fall of the Aviation Cocktail - PUNCH Punch 2017
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The Aviation is a pre-Prohibition cocktail that consists of gin, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur, and crème de violette.
Everyone Should Know How to Make a Classic Aviation Cocktail Food & Wine’s Editorial Guidelines 2024
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