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hangar

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /
NOUN
large storage building
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In the days ahead, teams will move the Roman observatory to SpaceX's hangar at pad 39A.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

We’d seen nearly every stage of production — from “grass to glass,” as McAfee called it — when he parked his truck next to the hangar that houses his Cessna 210 Centurion propeller plane.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

"This is considered the world's most luxurious plane," Trump said at a speech inside the plane's hangar, praising the gulf emirate for being "so nice and providing" it.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

"The fire in the hangar has now been extinguished, and the airfield has been closed," he said.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Attached to this building, which Mr. Gonzalez referred to as “the brain center,” was that factory, a bamlike prototype of an airplane hangar.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Washington has committed more than $300 million to upgrading these bases with new hangars, better runways and more storage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The milestone, made possible by billions in private and government funding, was on display in the middle of the Idaho desert, where a cluster of drab hangars might otherwise go unnoticed.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Transportation construction spending, as the government defines it, refers to structures used for transportation, such as airport hangars, bus terminals, railroad tracks and marinas.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Helinet plans to spend $25 million redeveloping the airport facility, demolishing two deteriorating hangars and building two new ones, along with new office space, shops and other improvements.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

It didn't look much like a factory—no towering steel silos or smokestacks billowing carbon monoxide, just a few buildings that vaguely reminded him of airplane hangars.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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