Synonyms for aviation
ˌeɪ viˈeɪ ʃən, ˌæv i-avi·a·tion

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1. aviation, air powernoun

   the aggregation of a country's military aircraft

   Synonyms:
   airmanship, air travel, air power, air

2. aviationnoun

   the operation of aircraft to provide transportation

   Synonyms:
   airmanship, air travel, air power, air

3. aviation, airmanshipnoun

   the art of operating aircraft

   Synonyms:
   airmanship, air travel, air power, air

4. air travel, aviation, airnoun

   travel via aircraft

   "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"

   Synonyms:
   tune, airwave, melody, atmosphere, strain, melodic line, gentle wind, air power, zephyr, breeze, air, line, aura, airmanship, melodic phrase, air travel

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1. • Art
   • Collection
   • Industry
   • Military
   • Travel

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1. List of paraphrases for "aviation":

   air, aeronautical, aeronautics, 'aviation, airline, aircraft, luftfahrt, aviación, flight, aerial, luchtvaart, aerea, flying, overflown, airlines, aerospace, aeronautic, warplanes, airforce, airlift, lotnicze

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1. Melissa Dalton:

   Because we have not yet been able to definitively assess what these recent objects are, we have acted out of an abundance of caution to protect our security and interests, the spy balloon from (China) was of course different in that we knew precisely what (it) was. These most recent objects do not pose a kinetic military threat, but their path in proximity to sensitive (defense) sites and the altitude that they were flying could be a hazard to civilian aviation and thus raised concerns.

2. Tony Tyler:

   While aviation safety was in the headlines in 2014, the data show that flying continues to improve its safety performance.

3. Julia Kornfield:

   In civil aviation, fireballs reduce the number of survivors of plane crashes after a collision.

4. John Harrison:

   Terrorists have invested considerable time and resources to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in the aviation system.

5. Transport Canada:

   The email reflects working-level discussions between highly trained aircraft certification experts of key aviation authorities who have been given wide latitude for assessing all issues and looking at all alternatives for the safe return to service of the aircraft, the views are at the working level and have not been subject to systematic review by Transport Canada.