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aviation

/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण एविएशन

विमानन, उड्डयन

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noun
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    the designing, building and flying of aircraft

    विमानन, उड्डयन

    • civil aviation
    • the aviation industry
    • Aviation fuel prices have risen sharply this year.
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    • Meera dreams of a career in aviation and wants to become a pilot.
    • The museum has an interesting display on the history of aviation.

    Synonyms flying aeronautics flight air travel

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

aviation (uncountable)

Aviation is uncountable: no a, no plural. It names the whole field of flying aircraft.

'Aviation' uncountable है: इसके पहले 'a' नहीं आता और इसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता; यह विमान उड़ाने के पूरे क्षेत्र का नाम है।

  • Aviation has changed the way people travel.
  • He wants to make a career in aviation.

the aviation industry / sector

With industry, sector or ministry, use the: the aviation industry, the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

industry, sector या ministry के साथ 'the' आता है: the aviation industry, the Ministry of Civil Aviation।

  • The aviation sector is growing fast in India.
  • The Ministry of Civil Aviation announced new rules.

aviation + noun

Aviation often acts as a modifier: aviation fuel, aviation safety, aviation history.

'Aviation' अक्सर दूसरे noun से पहले आता है: aviation fuel, aviation safety, aviation history।

  • Aviation fuel is more expensive than petrol.

aviation vs airline vs aviator

Aviation is the field; an airline is a company; an aviator is a pilot, especially in older usage.

'Aviation' क्षेत्र है; 'airline' एक कंपनी है; 'aviator' पायलट है, खासकर पुराने प्रयोग में।

  • Air India is an airline in the aviation industry.
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aviation + noun

industryfuelsafetyauthorityacademy

  • The aviation authority checks the safety of every airport.

adjective + aviation

civilmilitarycommercialgeneralmodern

  • Civil aviation has grown rapidly since the airports were built in small cities.

verb + aviation

studyjoinwork inregulatepromote

  • Radhika wants to study aviation after school.

history/field + of aviation

historypioneerfutureageexpert

  • The Wright brothers are pioneers of aviation.
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  • The government wants to make air travel affordable by developing regional aviation.

सरकार क्षेत्रीय विमानन का विकास करके हवाई यात्रा किफ़ायती बनाना चाहती है।

  • Radhika's brother is studying aviation engineering in Pune.

राधिका का भाई पुणे में विमानन इंजीनियरिंग पढ़ रहा है।

  • Aviation safety depends on careful checks before every flight.

विमानन सुरक्षा हर उड़ान से पहले सावधानीपूर्वक जाँच पर निर्भर करती है।

  • He joined the air force after developing an early interest in aviation.

विमानन में शुरू से रुचि होने के कारण वह वायु सेना में शामिल हो गया।

  • Military aviation requires years of strict training.

सैन्य विमानन के लिए वर्षों का कठोर प्रशिक्षण आवश्यक है।

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✗ He is studying aviations in Delhi.

✓ He is studying aviation in Delhi.

Aviation is uncountable and has no plural.

'Aviation' uncountable है और इसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता।

✗ He wants to make his career in aviation industry.

✓ He wants to make his career in the aviation industry.

A named industry or sector takes the definite article: the aviation industry.

किसी विशेष उद्योग या क्षेत्र के नाम से पहले definite article 'the' आता है: the aviation industry।

✗ The aviation sector of India are growing.

✓ The aviation sector of India is growing.

The subject sector is singular, so the verb is is.

Subject 'sector' एकवचन है, इसलिए क्रिया 'is' आएगी।

◇Word family
aviator noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

flying aeronautics flight air travel

AaSpelling

a·vi·a·tion

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A pilot is an aviator; the science of flight aeronautics; a place where planes take off and land an aerodrome or airport; a place for keeping birds an aviary.

पायलट aviator; उड़ान का विज्ञान aeronautics; विमानों के उड़ने और उतरने की जगह aerodrome या airport; पक्षियों को रखने की जगह aviary।

General knowledge

The Wright brothers made the first powered flight in 1903; Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata is called the father of Indian civil aviation; the DGCA regulates civil aviation in India.

राइट बंधुओं ने 1903 में पहली संचालित उड़ान भरी; जहाँगीर रतनजी दादाभाई टाटा को भारतीय नागरिक उड्डयन का जनक कहा जाता है; DGCA भारत में नागरिक उड्डयन का नियमन करता है।