a·vi·a·tion
noun/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/
/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the designing, building and flying of aircraft
航空制造业；航空；飞行 - civil/military aviation
民用／军用航空 - the aviation business/industry
航空业
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAviation is used before these nouns:- cadet
- fuel
- industry
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, formed irregularly from Latin avis ‘bird’. - civil/military aviation