canard
[ kuh-nahrd; French ka-nar ]
/ kəˈnɑrd; French kaˈnar /
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noun, plural ca·nards [kuh-nahrdz; French ka-nar]. /kəˈnɑrdz; French kaˈnar/.
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
Cooking. a duck intended or used for food.
Aeronautics.
- an airplane that has its horizontal stabilizer and elevators located forward of the wing.
- Also called canard wing . one of two small lifting wings located in front of the main wings.
- an early airplane having a pusher engine with the rudder and elevator assembly in front of the wings.
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canard
/ (kæˈnɑːd, French kanar) /
noun
a false report; rumour or hoax
an aircraft in which the tailplane is mounted in front of the wing
Word Origin for canard
C19: from French: a duck, hoax, from Old French caner to quack, of imitative origin
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