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Definition of hangar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hangar

noun
 
/ˈhæŋə(r)/
 
/ˈhæŋər/
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  1. a large building in which aircraft are keptTopics Buildingsc2, Transport by airc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHangar is used before these nouns:
    • bay
    Hangar is used after these nouns:
    • aircraft
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    Word Originlate 17th cent. (in the sense ‘shelter’): from French; probably from Germanic bases meaning ‘hamlet’ and ‘enclosure’.
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