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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

While rain battered Manhattan during Memorial Day weekend, more than 1,400 people packed into the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid, a World War II aircraft carrier permanently berthed at Midtown Manhattan’s Pier 86.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 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

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

The secluded hangars and runways add a degree of secrecy for the sensitive development work there.

From Barron's Oct. 14, 2025

Air Force officials said, would include hangars for the F-15QA, the Qatari version of the jet it purchased through foreign military sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 11, 2025

The RAF Museum Midlands is home to a vast collection of former war planes set up inside the site's hangars.

From BBC Mar. 18, 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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