hangar

American  

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /

noun

1. a shed or shelter.

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

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verb (used with or without object)

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

   She spent a fortune hangaring her plane.

hangar British  

/ ˈhæŋə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hangar

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

Example Sentences

He booked a room with a view of the hangar and photographed a new aircraft Joby was testing.

From The Wall Street Journal

In classic Southern California fashion, Wingfoot Three doesn’t sit in a hangar like its siblings but hangs out in the open, turning heads on the 405 Freeway, which runs right along the base.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the craft could take off, Logan allegedly slammed the plane head-on into a hangar wall.

From Los Angeles Times

The airport has brought on Chinese-speaking staff and plans to demolish old military air hangars to make more freighter parking and warehouse space, according to Torsten Wefers, the airport’s vice president of sales and marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahmed said the Wagner men, who spoke through an interpreter, then took him to a well-fortified Malian military base, and put him in a hangar.

From BBC

Related Words

• garage
• shed
• shelter