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. Starr Indemnity & Liability Company:

   Starr Aviation would not have issued the policies if it had known the aircraft had been purchased with embezzled funds or the funds used to purchase the policies had been acquired through a bankruptcy fraud.

2. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

   Without commenting on specific announcements by private companies, I would remind you that under the [ Iran deal ] we issued a statement of licensing policy that allowed for case-by-case licensing of individuals and entities seeking to export, re-export, sell, lease, or transfer to Iran commercial passenger aircraft and associated parts and services exclusively for commercial passenger aviation.

3. Chief Executive Philippe Petitcolin:

   It's something that has never been done in aviation history. We have prepared for years ... but it remains an enormous operational challenge ahead of us.

4. United States:

   Why not shoot Western Mindanao down ? We have to do the risk-reward here, so the first question is, does it pose a threat, a physical kinetic threat, to individuals in United States in the United States homeland ? Our assessment is it does not. Does it pose a threat to civilian aviation ? Our assessment is it does not. Does it pose a significantly enhanced threat on the intelligence side ? Our best assessment right now is that it does not. So given that profile, we assess the risk of downing it, even if the probability is low in a sparsely populated area of the debris falling and hurting someone or damaging property, that it was n’t worth it.

5. Huw Merriman:

   It is imperative that the UK Government finds a way to get aviation back on its feet.