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hangar

/ˈhæŋ.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
hang-ar
IPA
/ˈhæŋ.ə/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept.

noun

A covered shed for carriages.

Obsolete

verb

To store (an aircraft) in a hangar.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *gʰerdʰ-, hanghart, hangart, *haimgard

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈhæŋ.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hangars (plural) hangars (present, singular) hangaring (participle, present) hangared (participle, past) hangared (past)

Derived Forms

hangarage hangarkeeper hangarless hangarlike

Phrases

hangar flying hangar pilot hangar queen

Synonyms

airdock repair shed

Homonyms

hanger

Rhymes With

hanger banger langer sanger stanger tanger ganger wanger schlanger spranger fanger zanger

Questions

How do you pronounce hangar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæŋ.ə/.
What does hangar mean?
A large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept.
Where does hangar come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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