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hangars

  • plural
    of hangar.
    hangar
    noun
    a shed or shelter.

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They also gain control of several airbases in the area, most crucially on Perim, where the Emirates spent years ferrying construction supplies to build out a roughly 6,000-foot runway along with three hangars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The milestone, made possible by billions in private and government funding, was on display in the middle of the Idaho desert, where a cluster of drab hangars might otherwise go unnoticed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

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 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

It didn't look much like a factory—no towering steel silos or smokestacks billowing carbon monoxide, just a few buildings that vaguely reminded him of airplane hangars.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green