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hangar

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /
NOUN
large storage building
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"When there's no wind or storm, not a week goes by without flights taking off from here. The hangar door opens right onto the runway. That's a real competitive advantage," said Canguilhem.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Artemis 2 mission was originally due to take off as early as February, but repeated setbacks stalled that goal and even necessitated rolling the rocket back to its hangar for analysis and repairs.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The Fars news agency said US attacks targeted air defences, a naval base, airport control tower and a helicopter hangar.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

An F/A-18 that was being pulled into position was whipsawed by the maneuver and “departed the hangar bay,” the Navy’s incident report said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

With just her lunch bag and her pocketbook to take along, Katherine “picked up and went right over” to the gigantic hangar, a short walk from the West Computing office.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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