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I have an airplane hangar with 17 cars in it. That's no joke. I have a 'half pipe' in there, too - you know, like a big ramp, where I skateboard. It's awesome. It's the ultimate fantasy.
Paul Walker

Meaning of "hangar" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HANGAR

From French: shed, perhaps from Medieval Latin angārium shed used as a smithy, of obscure origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HANGAR

hangar  [ˈhæŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANGAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hangar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HANGAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hangar

Hangar

A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also used. The word hangar comes from Middle French hanghart , of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haimgard , from *haim + gard . Hangars are used for: protection from the weather, protection from direct sunlight, maintenance, repair, manufacture, assembly and storage of aircraft on airfields, aircraft carriers and ships.

Definition of hangar in the English dictionary

The definition of hangar in the dictionary is a large workshop or building for storing and maintaining aircraft.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANGAR


banger
ˈbæŋə
bellhanger
ˈbelˌhæŋə
clanger
ˈklæŋə
cliffhanger
ˈklɪfˌhæŋə
crapehanger
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋə
crepehanger
ˈkreɪpˌhæŋə
Erlanger
ˈɜːlæŋə
franger
ˈfræŋə
ganger
ˈɡæŋə
handlanger
ˈhændˌlæŋə
hanger
ˈhæŋə
karanga
kəˈræŋə
langer
ˈlæŋə
paperhanger
ˈpeɪpəˌhæŋə
sanger
ˈsæŋə
Selangor
səˈlæŋə
slanger
ˈslæŋə
straphanger
ˈstræpˌhæŋə
Tauranga
taʊˈræŋə
tikanga
təˈkæŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANGAR

hang together
hang tough
hang up
hang with
hang-glider
hang-gliding
hang-out
hang-up
hangability
hangable
hangbird
Hangchow
hangdog
hanger
hanger-on
hangers-on
hangfire
hangi
hanging
hanging basket

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANGAR

agar
aircraft hangar
Bhavnagar
blood sugar
brown sugar
cigar
cougar
Edgar
gar
Jamnagar
langar
Mullingar
sangar
segar
soft brown sugar
Srinagar
sugar
Trafalgar
vinegar
vulgar

Synonyms and antonyms of hangar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hangar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANGAR

Find out the translation of hangar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hangar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hangar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

飞机库
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hangar
570 millions of speakers

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hangar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हैंगर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حظيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ангар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hangar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিমান থাকিবার স্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hangar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hangar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hangar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

>格納庫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

항공기의 격납고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hangar
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

xưởng để máy bay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொங்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅगर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hangar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hangar
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hangar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ангар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hangar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόστεγο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hangar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hangar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hangar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hangar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANGAR»

The term «hangar» is very widely used and occupies the 22.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANGAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hangar

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4 QUOTES WITH «HANGAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hangar.
1
Gordon Bethune
Whether I'm at the hangar or at the airport or on an airplane, I get respect. And that's the best part of my day.
2
Mohamed ElBaradei
The gap between rich and poor is widening dramatically. There's a hangar at the Cairo airport for private jets, billionaires are on the Forbes list, and Egypt's annual per-capita income is two thousand dollars. How can you sustain that?
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Paul Walker
I'm a crazy car guy. I've got an airplane hangar full of cars.
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Paul Walker
I have an airplane hangar with 17 cars in it. That's no joke. I have a 'half pipe' in there, too - you know, like a big ramp, where I skateboard. It's awesome. It's the ultimate fantasy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANGAR»

Discover the use of hangar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hangar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hangar Flying
The Air Force's fourteenth chief describes his nomadic childhood with his mother and sister, exploits as a fighter pilot and a Thunderbird, and experiences in Vietnam, where he completed over two hundred missions.
Merrill A. McPeak, 2012
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Hangar Sweepings: Reflections of an Airport Bum
He sat in the back seat of Cub rigid as a board the whole time.These stories all first appeared in "the Carolina Unicom" which is the monthly newsletter of the EAA Chapter 1083 based at the Rowan County Airport in Salisbury NC. The stories ...
Harold Mills, 2009
3
Hangar 13
“And you think that what is in the corner of Hangar 13 is one of these spirits?” “I think so.” Ellie shrugged. “But there's a danger tothis, whatever it is.” “No kidding.” Shakinghis head, Mac put is glass aside.“I saw the screwdriver justhanging there  ...
Lindsay McKenna, 2014
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Hangar Flying
Alfred J. D'Amario. along which me and the pilot had bailed out. Several things had lead to his unsuccessful manual bailout. First, while John and I believed that we had leveled off at about 20,000 feet, and had slowed to something under 240  ...
Alfred J. D'Amario, 2008
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Memory Remains: 9/11 Artifacts at Hangar 17
Presents photography created by Spanish artist Francesc Torres featuring the significant non-human materials salvaged from Ground Zero that were housed at Hangar 17, and includes essays by prominent journalists and historians.
Clifford Chanin, 2011
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Building America's hangar: the design and construction of ...
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center building at Washington s Dulles International Airport, the first phase of which opened in December 2003, represents the fulfillment of the Smithsonian Institution's long-held ambition to build a specialist ...
Linda Neuman Ezell, National Air and Space Museum, 2004
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Mj-12 and the Riddle of Hangar 18: The New Evidence
Here are classified documents never seen by the public previously.
Timothy Green Beckley, 2003
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Fire on the hangar deck: ordeal of the Oriskany
To tell the tragic story of this terrible fire, Wynn Foster, an attack pilot who flew missions from the Oriskany, draws on his firsthand knowledge of the ship and her systems, extensive documentary research, and in-depth interviews with ...
Wynn F. Foster, 2001
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The Haunted Hangar
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
Van Powell, 2013
10
Hangar tales & war stories: the humor & adventure of flying
Gengiver flyverhumor, herunder flyverhistorier.
Jeff W. Griffin, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANGAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hangar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Spitfire flyby marks opening of charity hangar at Blackbushe airport …
Aerobility opened its permanent hangar on Saturday, allowing it to store aircraft used to give flying opportunities to people with disabilities. «gethampshire.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Inspector Gadgets: Drones in the Hangar
Checking an aircraft for damage can be arduous and meticulous work, but last week's issue of The Economist highlights an experimental ... «CIMSEC, Jul 15»
3
Fire blazes inside port pellet hangar
Fire blazes inside port pellet hangar. Buy this photo Posted: Saturday, July 11, 2015 2:23 pm. Rules of Conduct. 1 Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, ... «Brunswick News, Jul 15»
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HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Opens 7/16 at the Hangar Theatre
Continuing its Mainstage Season, the Hangar Theatre will present The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
Sullivan debating adding new hangar
MONTICELLO - Sullivan County wants to rake in money from the impending casino and other air traffic by adding a new $2 million hangar at ... «Times Herald-Record, Jul 15»
6
Gulfstream has grand opening at new 110000-square-foot …
Terry.Dickson@jacksonville.com - 7/9/15 - Gulfstream's new 110,000-square-foot hangar where it will maintain aircrat at the Brunswick Golden ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
7
Hangar facility at Mesa airport sells for $7 million
CRESA represented the buyer of this 73,826 square-foot office and hangar facility with direct runway access to Phoenix Mesa-Gateway Airport. «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
8
Nike's Air Hangar 1 Base
Thanks to aviation experts Flight Club, we're getting an inside look at the company's insane air base known as Air Hangar 1. Just minutes from ... «Complex, Jul 15»
9
Unity planners OK hangar addition
A hangar at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport may get an addition as recommended for approval by Unity's planning commission. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
10
$9.7 million luxury hangar project coming to Phoenix Goodyear Airport
Lux Air Jet Centers is starting construction this week on a $9.7 million corporate hangar and facility at the Phoenix Goodyear airport. The project ... «Phoenix Business Journal, Jul 15»

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