as in aeronautics
the business or practice of piloting airplanes, helicopters, etc.
an expert in aviation commercial aviation
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These include assassination attempts on British and German soil; explosions at an ammunition warehouse in Czechia; the weaponization of migrants crossing illegally into Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland; and signal jamming to disrupt civil aviation in the Baltic region.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Much of that order disappeared with the end of the Cold War, but parts of it have lived on, from institutions such as the United Nations to the treaties that govern everything from civil aviation to international trade.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The country is observing seven days of national mourning following the deadliest disaster in South Korea’s aviation history in decades.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
South Korea Crash Image See these videos and maps that show how a Jeju Air flight crashed and became the deadliest aviation disaster in years.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Much of that order disappeared with the end of the Cold War, but parts of it have lived on, from institutions such as the United Nations to the treaties that govern everything from civil aviation to international trade.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The country is observing seven days of national mourning following the deadliest disaster in South Korea’s aviation history in decades.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
South Korea Crash Image See these videos and maps that show how a Jeju Air flight crashed and became the deadliest aviation disaster in years.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Aviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviation. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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