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Hangar

/ˈhæŋə/

A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.

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📖 Definitions of "Hangar"

noun

1
A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.
"The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs."
2
A covered shed for carriages.

verb

1
To store (an aircraft) in a hangar.

🔄 Synonyms of "Hangar"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
airdocknoun	(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
repair shednoun	a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hangar"

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Word	Definition
airdocknoun	(US) A very large hangar for the storage of airships.
repair shednoun	a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
boathousenoun	A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.
decknoun	(card games) A pack or set of playing cards.
buildingnoun	(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
domenoun	(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
warehousenoun	A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.
storenoun	(mainly North American) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
tractornoun	(agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
slipnoun	An act or instance of slipping.
foldnoun	An act of folding.
padnoun	A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
shednoun	A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.
hangernoun	A clothes hanger.
barnnoun	(agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
baynoun	(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
docknoun	Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
hangaragenoun	Storage in a hangar.
garagenoun	A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
hangar queennoun	(idiomatic, slang, aviation) An aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time.