noun
hangar
HANG-uh
noun
1
A large building used to store or repair aircraft.
"The old airplane was kept in a hangar at the edge of the airfield."
How to Use Hangar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA large shed-like building for housing aircraft.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "hanger" (the object you hang clothes on) — they sound alike but are spelled and mean differently.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
hangared past tense, hangars plural, hangars singular
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Etymology
From French hangar ("shed"), ultimately from an Old Frankish word meaning an enclosure near a house.