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Hangar

//ˈhæŋə// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

    "The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs."

  2. 2
    a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained wordnet
  3. 3
    A covered shed for carriages. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    To store (an aircraft) in a hangar. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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