aviate
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a·vi·ate
(ā′vē-āt′, ăv′ē-)intr.v. a·vi·at·ed, a·vi·at·ing, a·vi·ates
To operate an aircraft; fly.
[Back-formation from aviation.]
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aviate
(ˈeɪvɪˌeɪt)vb
(Aeronautics) to pilot or fly in an aircraft
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a•vi•ate
(ˈeɪ viˌeɪt, ˈæv i-)v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing.
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
[1885–90; back formation from aviation]
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aviate
Past participle: aviated
Gerund: aviating
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| Verb | 1. |  aviate - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" aircraft - a vehicle that can fly control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" fly - transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" fly - travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" fly - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" fly blind - fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments fly contact - fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference solo - fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers test fly - test a plane jet - fly a jet plane glide - fly in or as if in a glider plane hydroplane, seaplane - glide on the water in a hydroplane balloon - ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China" hang glide, soar - fly by means of a hang glider |
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