hangar queen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A grounded aircraft which is kept so that its parts can be used in other aircraft.
  2. An aircraft which requires a great deal of regular maintenance and has an unfavorable ratio of maintenance time to flight time.

Pronunciation

en-au-hangar queen.ogg

Word forms

hangar queen hangar queens hangar-queen

Related words

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