noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈhæŋ.ə/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈhæŋ.ə]
/ˈhæŋ.ɚ/without æ-raising
[ˈhæŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈhæŋ.ɹ̩]without æ-raising
/ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɚ/æ-raising
[ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈheɪ̯ŋ.ɹ̩]æ-raising
/ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɚ/æ-raising
[ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɚ] ~ [ˈhɛ̃ŋ.ɹ̩]æ-raising
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rhymes with -æŋə(ɹ)
homophone: hanger
CMU ARPABET:HH AE1 NG ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A large garagelike structure where aircraft are kept.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The plane taxied on over to the hangar for repairs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A covered shed for carriages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To store (an aircraft) in a hangar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: airdock, repair shed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Arabic:
حَظِيرَة
(ḥaẓīra)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Arabic:
سَقِيفَة
(saqīfa)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Arabic:
عَنْبَر
(ʕanbar)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Armenian:
անգար
(angar)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Azerbaijani:
anqar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Belarusian:
анга́р
(anhár)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Bulgarian:
ханга́р
(hangár)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Catalan:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Chinese Mandarin:
飛機庫 /飞机库
(fēijīkù)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Chinese Mandarin:
飛機棚 /飞机棚
(fēijīpéng)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Chinese Mandarin:
機庫 /机库
(jīkù)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Czech:
hangár
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Danish:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Dutch:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Esperanto:
hangaro
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Esperanto:
aeroplanejo
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Estonian:
angaar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Finnish:
hangaari
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Finnish:
lentokonehalli
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Finnish:
lentokonesuoja
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
French:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Georgian:
ანგარი
(angari)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
German:
Hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Greek:
υπόστεγο
(ypóstego)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Hindi:
विमानशाला
(vimānśālā)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Hindi:
हैंगर
(haiṅgar)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Hungarian:
hangár
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Icelandic:
flugskýli
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Ido:
hangaro
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Indonesian:
hanggar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Interlingua:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Italian:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Italian:
aviorimessa
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Italian:
aerorimessa
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Japanese:
格納庫
(kakunōko)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Japanese:
ハンガー
(hangā)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Kazakh:
ұшақжай
(ūşaqjai)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Kazakh:
ұшақтұрақ
(ūşaqtūraq)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Kazakh:
ангар
(añar)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Korean:
격납고
(gyeongnapgo)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Korean:
행어
(haeng'eo)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Kyrgyz:
ангар
(angar)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Latvian:
angārs
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Lithuanian:
angaras
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Macedonian:
хангар
(hangar)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Norwegian Bokmål:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Persian:
هنگار
(hangâr)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Polish:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Portuguese:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Romanian:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Russian:
анга́р
(angár)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Serbo-Croatian:
ха̏нга̄р
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Serbo-Croatian:
hȁngār
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Slovak:
hangár
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Slovene:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Spanish:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Swedish:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Tajik:
ангар
(angar)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Tok Pisin:
haus balus
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Turkish:
hangar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Ukrainian:
анга́р
(anhár)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Urdu:
ہینگر
(haiṅgar)
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Uzbek:
angar
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Vietnamese:
hăng ga
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Vietnamese:
nhà chứa máy bay
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept
Volapük:
garadaflitöm
— a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept