hangar
hangar
noun ahn-GAHR Rare
Origin: French hangar (shed, hangar)
Usage Note
Hangar is a direct borrowing from French, referring to a large enclosed structure for housing aircraft. The plural is hangares. Its use is essentially limited to aviation contexts — el avión está en el hangar.
Examples
"El avión pasó la noche en el hangar."
Natural Translation
The plane spent the night in the hangar.

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