hangar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept.
A covered shed for carriages.

verb

To store (an aircraft) in a hangar.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæŋ.əː/ [ˈhæŋ.əː] /ˈhæŋ.ɚ/ [ˈhæŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈhæŋ.ɹ̩] /ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɚ/ [ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɹ̩] /ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɚ/ [ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɹ̩] En-us-hangar.ogg

Word forms

hangar hangars hangaring hangared

Etymology

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.

Derived words

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