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hangar

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /
NOUN
large storage building
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The team works out of Donald Douglas Drive in Long Beach, inside a former hangar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"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

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

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

She had seen the astronauts around the building, of course; they had spent many hours in the hangar downstairs, preparing for their missions on a simulation machine called the Procedures Trainer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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