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
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
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But repeated setbacks stalled the mission and even necessitated rolling the rocket back to its hangar for analysis and repairs.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
The Artemis 2 mission was originally due to take off as early as February, but repeated setbacks stalled that goal and even necessitated rolling the rocket back to its hangar for analysis and repairs.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
It's a week since the drone punched a hole in a hangar at RAF Akrotiri.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
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 • Dec. 27, 2025
I thought of the Kinshasa airport — dark unlit hallways, one steel hangar — and shuddered.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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