avigation

noun

Etymology

Blend of aerial + navigation.

  1. derived from nāvigātiōnem
  2. borrowed from navigation
  3. compounded as avigation — “aerial + navigation

Definitions

  1. Aerial navigation.

    • The purpose of this book is to give the pilot a clear understanding of avigation by dead reckoning, the system used by Colonel Lindbergh in his memorable flight.
    • Another reason for the neglected status of avigation is the fact that in the past there has been only slight and spasmodic need for the new science.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA