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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

航空

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hángkōng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aviation/ˌeɪ.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"现代航空业连接了世界的每一个角落。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.

    "Modern commercial aviation has made global travel fast, safe, and accessible to millions."
  2. 2

    The flying or operating of aircraft.

    "She pursued a lifelong career in military aviation before retiring as a colonel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'aviation', coined in 1883 by French writer and pioneer Guillaume Ader from the Latin root 'avis' meaning 'bird', combined with the suffix '-ation' denoting action or state. It entered the English language in the late 19th century alongside the rapid development of heavier-than-air aircraft engineering.

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