repair shed

1 4.1

A large airport building where planes are kept and fixed

noun
/rɪˈpɛr ʃɛd/

: taller de reparación

The damaged airplane was moved into the repair shed for extensive maintenance.

Examples

The airline built a new repair shed to handle its expanding fleet.
Security restrictions prevented unauthorized personnel from entering the repair shed at the airport.
The repair shed was built last year.
Many aircraft are stored in the repair shed.
The airline built a new repair shed to handle its expanding fleet.
The damaged airplane was moved into the repair shed for extensive maintenance.
Security restrictions prevented unauthorized personnel from entering the repair shed at the airport.

Synonyms

hangar

vsrepair shed

78 5.1

A large building at an airport where planes are kept and fixed

is broader, used also for storing and maintaining other vehicles

garage

vsrepair shed

25 1.0

A place where people fix cars

is mainly at airports and for storing and maintaining aircraft rather than cars

airdock

vsrepair shed

Specialized

1 7.7

A large building at an airport that holds and fixes planes

is broader, also used for other vehicles and not only aircraft

How Big

repair shed

1 4.1

depot

45 4.4

garage

829 1.0

shed

155 1.0

Surface Forms

repair shed singular

repair sheds plural

Morphology

repair + shed

The meaning 'a building where repairs are done or vehicles are maintained' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'repair' (maintenance/repair) with 'shed' (a simple building). This noun+noun compounding is a common and transparent pattern in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Repair shed comes from a simple picture: a shed is a small building and to repair means to fix things. So, repair shed means 'a building where vehicles or planes are stored and fixed'.