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hangar.

A large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhæŋ.ə/Received-Pronunciation[ˈhæŋ.ə]Received-Pronunciation/ˈhæŋ.ɚ/[ˈhæŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈhæŋ.ɹ̩]
  1. A large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept.

    The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs.
  2. A covered shed for carriages.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈhæŋ.ə/Received-Pronunciation[ˈhæŋ.ə]Received-Pronunciation/ˈhæŋ.ɚ/[ˈhæŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈhæŋ.ɹ̩]
  1. To store (an aircraft) in a hangar.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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