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hangar

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /
NOUN
large storage building
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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

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

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

In a Weibo post Monday, the company said satellite imagery had revealed the construction of a new hangar at a Pakistani air base.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

The team works out of Donald Douglas Drive in Long Beach, inside a former hangar.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

From where Katherine Goble was sitting, upstairs in Langley’s hangar, the Soviet move looked rather like a new beginning for the NACAites.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

Ministers said the subsidy would support new maintenance facilities, hangars and cargo capacity.

From BBC Feb. 8, 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 secluded hangars and runways add a degree of secrecy for the sensitive development work there.

From Barron's Oct. 14, 2025

National Archives is in a warehouse, in Fort Worth, Texas, that is bigger than most airport hangars.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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