aviation: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with A · ends with N
Meaning of aviation
noun
- uncountable, usually
The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
- uncountable, usually
Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft.
Example: The history of aviation is full of daring pioneers.
- uncountable, usually
Industry that produces aircraft.
- collective, uncountable, usually
Aircraft.
Listed forms: aviations.
Source: Wiktionary — aviation.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for aviation.
noun
the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
- air power
noun
the art of operating aircraft
- airmanship
noun
travel via aircraft
- air travel
- air
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is aviation in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of aviation
A(1) + V(4) + I(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of aviation
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from aviation
48 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in aviation. Showing up to 24, longest first.