hangar
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[edit] Etymology
From French hangar (“shed, hangar”), from Middle French hanghart (“enclosure near a house”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haimgard (“fence around a group of houses”), from *haim (“home, village, hamlet”) + *gard (“yard”). More at home, yard.
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hangar (plural hangars)
- A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept.
- The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs.
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 9
- By the side of it ran an open hangar upheld by a score of rough tarred posts.
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a large garage like structure where aircraft are kept
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Not to be confused with “hanger” (a device for hanging).
[edit] French
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From Frankish *haimgard (“enclosure around a home”).
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hangar m. (plural hangars)
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hangar m. inv.
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hangar m.
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declension of hangar
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hangar c.
- hangar, a garage like building for aircraft.
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Declension of hangar
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | hangar | hangaren | hangarer | hangarerna |
| genitive | hangars | hangarens | hangarers | hangarernas |
