Monday, July 9, 2012

hanger, hangar

Hanger or hanger means an object or device used for hanging things, usually meaning a clothes hanger--
I put the wire hanger in the recycle bin.
Here's a hanger for your coat.
She made a plant hanger out of twine.

Hangar or hangar ( rhymes with hanger ) means a large building used to house an airplane--
The plane left the hangar and was moving down the runway when the pilot heard the message.
We don't have a hangar large enough for that plane.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"Inside the hangar there is a closet where you will find a hanger for your flight suit."

Note--a "hanger-on" is someone who sticks near a famous or dynamic person, as a member of an official or unofficial retinue--
He was the pop star's most persistent hanger-on, and went with him everywhere.

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