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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

But repeated setbacks stalled the mission and even necessitated rolling the rocket back to its hangar for analysis and repairs.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

When Wasserman threw himself a 50th birthday party in a Santa Monica airplane hangar in 2024, the guest list included Nancy Pelosi, Bob Iger and Lance Armstrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Inside a cavernous shipbuilding hangar, workers cut and weld steel for the yard's latest icebreaker, a heavy-duty Arctic vessel, called Polarmax that's destined for the Canadian coastguard.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

I thought of the Kinshasa airport — dark unlit hallways, one steel hangar — and shuddered.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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