hangar

Meaning

Noun

1. A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.
2. (obsolete) A covered shed for carriages.

Verb

To store (an aircraft) in a hangar.

Synonyms

airdock

shed

repair shed

penthouse

barn

airshed

air shed

warehouse

depot

house

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Translations

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Flugzeughalle

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæŋə/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: heimgart

In summary

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.