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ˈhæŋ ərhangar

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. airdock, hangar, repair shednoun

    a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained

Wiktionary

  1. hangarnoun

    A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

    The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs.

  2. Etymology: From hangar, from hanghart, of origin, from *, from * + *. More at home, yard.

Wikipedia

  1. Hangar

    A hangar is a building or structure designed to hold aircraft or spacecraft. Hangars are built of metal, wood, or concrete. The word hangar comes from Middle French hanghart ("enclosure near a house"), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haimgard ("home-enclosure", "fence around a group of houses"), from *haim ("home, village, hamlet") and gard ("yard"). The term, gard, comes from the Old Norse garðr ("enclosure, garden"). Hangars are used for protection from the weather, direct sunlight and for maintenance, repair, manufacture, assembly and storage of aircraft.

ChatGPT

  1. hangar

    A hangar is a large building or structure where aircraft or spacecraft are stored, maintained and repaired. It can be found at airports, airfields, or military bases. The structure is designed to protect the vehicles from weather elements and to provide ample space for maintenance activities.

Wikidata

  1. Hangar

    A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also used. The word hangar comes from Middle French hanghart, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haimgard, from *haim + gard . Hangars are used for: protection from weather, protection from direct sunlight, maintenance, repair, manufacture, assembly and storage of aircraft on airfields, aircraft carriers and ships.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hangar

    hang′ar, n. a covered shed for carriages.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of HANGAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of HANGAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of HANGAR in a Sentence

  1. Terry Kerby:

    We guessed right, and the very first thing that came out of the dark was that giant hangar door. And then the conning tower was totally intact, laying on its side with three periscopes sticking out without a dent in them.

  2. Chris Mercer:

    We filled in the well-deck with aviation support spaces, enhanced the hangar, moved medical facilities and increased the square footage supporting aviation by 40-percent.

  3. Tom Cotter:

    The car’s top had survived 53 years unscathed, but couldn’t make it 11 days in Alaska, i’ve got bigger problems, anyway. My clutch hydraulics went out, so I’ve convinced a guy to let me borrow his airplane hangar for a bit to fix things. I’ve got work to do.

  4. Democratic California Rep. Jackie Speier:

    At best, when the services declare 'initial operating capability' this summer, we will be launching an unstable plane that cannot perform many of its core missions for years, at worst, it'll hurt people or we'll ground it in the hangar and spend billions on a retrofit.

  5. Kansas City:

    The new Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum will celebrate a woman who showed us what it means to ‘reach for the stars,’.

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