Hangar
/ˈhæŋə/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.
"The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs."
- 2 a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained wordnet
- 3 A covered shed for carriages. obsolete
Verb
- 1 To store (an aircraft) in a hangar. transitive
Antonyms
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More examples"Two airplanes, one large and one small, were at rest in the hangar."
Etymology
Borrowed from French hangar (“shed, hangar”), from Middle French hanghart (“enclosure near a house”), from Old French hangart, *hamgart, from Old Frankish *haimgard (“fence around a group of houses”), from *haim (“home, village, hamlet”) + *gard (“yard”). Cognate with Old High German heimgart (“forum”). More at home, yard.