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HANGAR QUEEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hangar queen mean?
• HANGAR QUEEN (noun)
The noun HANGAR QUEEN has 1 sense:
1. an airplane with a bad maintenance record
Familiarity information: HANGAR QUEEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An airplane with a bad maintenance record
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hangar queen" is a kind of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
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