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hangar

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /
NOUN
large storage building
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Held in a butter-yellow hangar structure on a serene hill, the show embraced each wrinkle in an outfit as “a powerful current.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

A larger structure measuring roughly 40 metres by 20 metres resembles a retractable aircraft maintenance hangar.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Unlike jet fighters, they are too big to be easily stored in a hangar or hardened shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Based in a converted Second World War hangar overlooking San Francisco Bay, the start-up makes self-flying aircraft without cockpits, designed either to spray crops or deliver cargo.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

As the plane taxied toward the operations tower where the family waited, a fuel truck sputtered into life by the hangar and rolled slowly toward the plane.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

They also gain control of several airbases in the area, most crucially on Perim, where the Emirates spent years ferrying construction supplies to build out a roughly 6,000-foot runway along with three hangars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Central Command said it targeted aircraft hangars, maritime capabilities and drone storage sites to prevent Iran from attacking commercial shipping through the key waterway.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

"We have moved from operating in tents and open environments, to commercial buildings, to aircraft hangars, and now to underground locations," explained one commander during last week's exercise.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

The airport has brought on Chinese-speaking staff and plans to demolish old military air hangars to make more freighter parking and warehouse space, according to Torsten Wefers, the airport’s vice president of sales and marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

The pilots broke toward the flight line and the open hangars dominated by the sleek, predatory presence of the F-8’s.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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