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hangar
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han·gar  (hngr, hnggr)
n.
A shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft.

[French, from Old French hangard, of Germanic origin; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.]

hangar [ˈhæŋə]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) a large workshop or building for storing and maintaining aircraft
[from French: shed, perhaps from Medieval Latin angārium shed used as a smithy, of obscure origin]

hangar - Simply meant "shed" for carriages when it came into English.
See also related terms for shed.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hangar - a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintainedhangar - a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
aerodrome, airdrome, airport, drome - an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
Translations
hangar [ˈhæŋəʳ] Nhangar m

hangar [ˈhæŋər] nhangar m aircraft hangar

hangar
nHangar m, → Flugzeughalle f

hangar [ˈhæŋəʳ] nhangar m inv, aviorimessa

hangar
n hangar [ˈhӕŋə]
a shed for aeroplanes. hangar, vliegtuigloods حظيرة الطائِرات хангар hangár hangar die Flugzeughalle υπόστεγο αεροσκαφών hangar angaar آشيانه هواپيما lentokonehalli hangar מוּסָך לִמטוֹסִים विमानशाला hangar hangár hanggar flugskÿli hangar 格納庫 격납고 angaras angārs hangar hangar hangar hangar hangar han­gar ангар hangár hangar hangar hangar โรงเก็บเครื่องบิน hangar 飛機庫(棚) ангар طیران خانہ nhà chứa máy bay ,


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