aviation

Word family nounaviationaviatoraviatressverbaviate

Related topics: Air, Industry

a·vi·a·tion /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən $ ˌeɪ-, ˌæ-/ noun [uncountableU]

1. TTAthe science or practice of flying in aircraft 航空，航空学；飞行（术）

2. TITTAthe industry that makes aircraft 航空工业，飞机工业

Examples from the Corpus

aviation• At the same time Beaverbrook told the House of Lords of Britain's willingness to attend an international conference on civil aviation.• This radical and sweeping blueprint for Britain's peacetime civil aviation industry was considered by the War Cabinet on 25 February 1943.• Roosevelt, like Churchill, saw the significance of postwar civil aviation, and believed in free and open competition.• Schiavo is correct in pointing out that there are many aspects of commercial aviation in need of safer practices.• Now with Amelia, Gosmo had the first aviation editor.• Gasoline, aviation fuel, heating oil, and diesel fuel tank farms are always located near centers of demand.• Light aviation is an unpredictable business.• Finally Brooks of Clapham included a varied and most interesting collection of aviation memorabilia in their sale on September 15.

From Longman Business Dictionary

aviationa·vi·a·tion /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃənˌeɪ-, ˌæ-/ noun [uncountableU]

1MANUFACTURING the business of making aircraft

job losses in the aviation industry

2COMMERCETRANSPORTthe business of transporting people and goods in aircraft

More competition in aviation means more choice, better service and lower fares.

→ see also aeronautics

→ civil aviation

Origin aviation

(1800-1900) French Latin avis; → AVIARY

单词	aviation
释义	aviation Word family nounaviationaviatoraviatressverbaviate Related topics: Air, Industry a·vi·a·tion /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən $ ˌeɪ-, ˌæ-/ noun [uncountableU] 1. TTAthe science or practice of flying in aircraft 航空，航空学；飞行（术） 2. TITTAthe industry that makes aircraft 航空工业，飞机工业 Examples from the Corpus aviation• At the same time Beaverbrook told the House of Lords of Britain's willingness to attend an international conference on civil aviation.• This radical and sweeping blueprint for Britain's peacetime civil aviation industry was considered by the War Cabinet on 25 February 1943.• Roosevelt, like Churchill, saw the significance of postwar civil aviation, and believed in free and open competition.• Schiavo is correct in pointing out that there are many aspects of commercial aviation in need of safer practices.• Now with Amelia, Gosmo had the first aviation editor.• Gasoline, aviation fuel, heating oil, and diesel fuel tank farms are always located near centers of demand.• Light aviation is an unpredictable business.• Finally Brooks of Clapham included a varied and most interesting collection of aviation memorabilia in their sale on September 15. From Longman Business Dictionary aviationa·vi·a·tion /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃənˌeɪ-, ˌæ-/ noun [uncountableU] 1MANUFACTURING the business of making aircraft job losses in the aviation industry 2COMMERCETRANSPORTthe business of transporting people and goods in aircraft More competition in aviation means more choice, better service and lower fares. → see also aeronautics → civil aviation Origin aviation (1800-1900) French Latin avis; → AVIARY
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