hangar

[hang-er]

noun

1. a shed or shelter.

2. any relatively wide structure used for housing airplanes or airships.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to keep (an aircraft) in a hangar.

   She spent a fortune hangaring her plane.

hangar

/ ˈhæŋə /

noun

1. a large workshop or building for storing and maintaining aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of hangar¹

1850–55; < French: shed, hangar, Middle French, probably < Old Low Franconian *haimgard fence around a group of buildings, equivalent to haim small village ( hamlet ¹ ) + gard yard ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of hangar¹

C19: from French: shed, perhaps from Medieval Latin angārium shed used as a smithy, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Air Force officials said, would include hangars for the F-15QA, the Qatari version of the jet it purchased through foreign military sales.

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Indy stands about two feet tall, so the camera often stays at that height too, gliding close to the floor where the view from under the bed looks as big as an airplane hangar.

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Inside the drone hangar on the other side of the Ft.

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The F-35B was pulled back from the hangar on Monday after it was deemed fit to fly after repairs.

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The F-35B is due to be "pulled back from the hangar today and the departure is scheduled for Tuesday", an airport spokesman told the BBC.

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Related Words

• garage 
• shed 
• shelter