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hangar

[hang-er] / ˈhæŋ ər /
NOUN
large storage building
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Unlike jet fighters, they are too big to be easily stored in a hangar or hardened shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The company said the £60m public-private investment package would be used to design and build a second hangar and two more launchpads.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Before launch, teams will transport the encapsulated Roman observatory to SpaceX's hangar at Launch Pad 39A.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The equipment is currently stored in a hangar at Nerlerit Inaat Airport, near the village of Ittoqqortoormiit, the closest settlement to the licence area.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

From the hangar where he worked, Louie could see P-38 fighters cruising overhead.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

They also gain control of several airbases in the area, most crucially on Perim, where the Emirates spent years ferrying construction supplies to build out a roughly 6,000-foot runway along with three hangars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

At least three aircraft hangars or shelters appear to have been damaged at the Royal Saudi Air Force facility where US-made F-15 fighter jets are based.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Iran also targeted U.S. aircraft hangars and satellite communications systems in Kuwait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

It didn't look much like a factory—no towering steel silos or smokestacks billowing carbon monoxide, just a few buildings that vaguely reminded him of airplane hangars.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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