hangar

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hangar

/ˈhæŋ.ə/ UK
[ˈhæŋ.ə] UK
/ˈhæŋ.ɚ/ US
[ˈhæŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈhæŋ.ɹ̩] US
/ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɚ/ US
[ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɹ̩] US
/ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɚ/ US
[ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɹ̩] US

Sounds like hanger · Rhymes with -æŋə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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.

noun hangars

A large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept. The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs.
obsolete A covered shed for carriages.

verb hangars · hangaring · hangared

transitive To store (an aircraft) in a hangar.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: airdock, repair shed, boathouse, deck, building, dome, warehouse, store, tractor, slip, fold, pad, shed, hanger, barn, bay

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noun a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept

Español	hangar
한국어	격납고 gyeongnapgo, 행어 haeng'eo
日本語	格納庫 kakunōko, ハンガー hangā
中文	飛機庫 /飞机库 fēijīkù, 飛機棚 /飞机棚 fēijīpéng, 機庫 /机库 jīkù
हिन्दी	विमानशाला vimānśālā, हैंगर haiṅgar
Português	hangar
Français	hangar
Deutsch	Hangar
Italiano	hangar, aviorimessa, aerorimessa
Ελληνικά	υπόστεγο ypóstego
Română	hangar
Русский	анга́р angár
Tiếng Việt	hăng ga, nhà chứa máy bay
العربية	حَظِيرَة ḥaẓīra, سَقِيفَة saqīfa, عَنْبَر ʕanbar

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@misc{hangar_2026,
  title = {hangar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hangar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}