Hangar

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈhaÅ‹É™/
• US IPA: /ˈhæŋɚ, ˈheɪŋɚ/
• Rhymes: -æŋə(r)

Origin

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"). More at home, yard.

Full definition of hangar

Noun

1. A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs.
• 1919, Ronald Firbank, , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 9By the side of it ran an open hangar upheld by a score of rough tarred posts.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with “hanger” (a device for hanging).