hangar
Americannoun
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a shed or shelter.
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any relatively wide structure used for housing airplanes or airships.
verb (used with or without object)
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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 ( see hamlet 1) + gard yard 2
Explanation
Use the word hangar to describe a structure used to house or a repair an aircraft. Think of it as a hangout for your Learjet. If you need to hang up a shirt, you’ll want to use the word hanger (a device used for hanging clothing). If you want to park your jet plane, the word hangar is more appropriate. The two words are homophones, which means they’re pronounced the same way but have different spellings and meanings.
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We’d seen nearly every stage of production — from “grass to glass,” as McAfee called it — when he parked his truck next to the hangar that houses his Cessna 210 Centurion propeller plane.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“When we were on the lake/ hangar – you told me you wanted unique and not boring ideas?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The team works out of Donald Douglas Drive in Long Beach, inside a former hangar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
"When there's no wind or storm, not a week goes by without flights taking off from here. The hangar door opens right onto the runway. That's a real competitive advantage," said Canguilhem.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The ship was so big that it barely fit through my hangar doors.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Transportation construction spending, as the government defines it, refers to structures used for transportation, such as airport hangars, bus terminals, railroad tracks and marinas.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
The secluded hangars and runways add a degree of secrecy for the sensitive development work there.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
The northernmost U.S. military installation, Pituffik is a collection of barracks, hangars, fuel tanks and satellite-dish domes shaped like giant golf balls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
At their base in Tapa, we found immense, echoey hangars rammed with armoured vehicles.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
National Archives is in a warehouse, in Fort Worth, Texas, that is bigger than most airport hangars.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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