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civil aviation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

All non-military forms of aviation, including private and commercial flight services.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 民用航空 (mínyòng hángkōng) — non-military aviation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民航 (mínháng) — non-military aviation
  • Dutch: burgerluchtvaart — non-military aviation
  • Finnish: siviili-ilmailu — non-military aviation
  • French: aviation civile — non-military aviation
  • Georgian: სამოქალაქო ავიაცია (samokalako aviacia) — non-military aviation
  • German: Zivilluftfahrt — non-military aviation
  • Greek: πολιτική αεροπορία (politikí aeroporía) — non-military aviation
  • Hindi: नागरिक विमानन (nāgrik vimānan) — non-military aviation
  • Portuguese: aviação civil — non-military aviation
  • Russian: гражда́нская авиа́ция (graždánskaja aviácija) — non-military aviation
  • Urdu: شہری ہوا بازی (śahrī havā bāzī) — non-military aviation