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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

"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

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. 30, 2026

Le Fantôme stood in the hangar and watched as his paintings were carefully loaded onto a private jet.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The milestone, made possible by billions in private and government funding, was on display in the middle of the Idaho desert, where a cluster of drab hangars might otherwise go unnoticed.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Transportation construction spending, as the government defines it, refers to structures used for transportation, such as airport hangars, bus terminals, railroad tracks and marinas.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

The airport has brought on Chinese-speaking staff and plans to demolish old military air hangars to make more freighter parking and warehouse space, according to Torsten Wefers, the airport’s vice president of sales and marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 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

I see the start of the game, and then the bridges, the robots emerging from their hangars, the battle that ensued.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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