Word
hangar
US/ˈhæŋɝ/
UK/hˈæŋɡɐ/
Definitions
01aircraft building
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun
n. a large building where planes and other aircraft are kept.
n. a large structure, typically with a wide span, used for housing or repairing aircraft.
Español:hangar
“The mechanics worked all night in the hangar to fix the plane's engine.”
“The massive hangar was capable of housing three commercial airliners simultaneously while maintenance crews performed safety inspections.”
02carriage shed
C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Archaic
n. an old word for a shed where people kept horse-drawn carriages.
n. a covered shed or shelter specifically for carriages. This sense is no longer in common use.
“The old estate still had a small hangar where the family kept their carriages.”
“The historical survey noted the presence of a dilapidated hangar, originally constructed in the eighteenth century to shield the lord's carriages from the rain.”
Synonyms
Real-World Examples
“After the war, the Royal Norwegian Air Force then used its mountain hangars to protect its fighter planes from a possible Soviet attack.” Etymology
Borrowed from French hangar (“shed, hangar”), from Middle French hanghart (“enclosure near a house”), from Old French hangart, hamgart, from Old Frankish haimgard (“fence around a group of houses”), from haim (“home, village, hamlet”) + gard (“yard”). Cognate with Old High German heimgart (“forum”). More at home, yard.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Idioms
01. hangar queen
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Frequent
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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