 aviation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) the aggregation of a country's military aircraft | |
| Synonyms: | air_power | |
| Related terms: | collection military | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (business) the operation of aircraft to provide transportation | |
| Related terms: | industry fly | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the art of flying airplane | |
| Synonyms: | airmanship | |
| Related terms: | skill art fly | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (transportation) travel via aircraft | |
| Synonyms: | air air_travel | |
| Examples: | "air travel involves too much waiting in airports" "if you've time to spare go by air" |
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| Related terms: | travel flight fly land buzz cruise fly chandelle pass_over sailplane power-dive glide crash-dive belly-land fly_blind stall ditch nosedive solo fly_contact emplane crash_land jet test_fly red-eye deplane stall peel_off crab kite stooge | |
| Similar spelling: |
avoidance |
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