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hangar

a shed for airplanes: The plane taxied to the hangar.
Not to be confused with:
hanger – a frame for hanging clothes: Here is a hanger for your coat.
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han·gar

 (hăng′ər, hăng′gər)
n.
A shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft.
[French, from Old French hangard, of Germanic origin; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.]
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hangar

(ˈhæŋə)
n
(Aeronautics) a large workshop or building for storing and maintaining aircraft
[C19: from French: shed, perhaps from Medieval Latin angārium shed used as a smithy, of obscure origin]
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hang•ar

(ˈhæŋ ər)

n.
1. a shed or shelter.
2. any relatively wide structure used for housing airplanes or airships.
[1850–55; < French: shed, hangar, Middle French, probably < Frankish *haimgard fence around a group of buildings =haim small village (see hamlet) + gard yard2]
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hangar

- Simply meant "shed" for carriages when it came into English.
See also related terms for shed.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
airdock, repair shed
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
حظيرة الطائِرات
hangár
hangar
hangár
flugskÿli
angaras
angārs
hangár

hangar

[ˈhæŋəʳ] N → hangar m
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hangar

[ˈhæŋər] n → hangar m aircraft hangar
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hangar

n → Hangar m, → Flugzeughalle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hangar

[ˈhæŋəʳ] n → hangar m inv, aviorimessa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hangar

(ˈhӕŋə) noun
a shed for aeroplanes.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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