canard
[ kuh-nahrd; French ka-nar ]
/ kəˈnɑrd; French kaˈnar /
noun, plural ca·nards [kuh-nahrdz; French ka-nar] /kəˈnɑrdz; French kaˈnar/.
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
Cookery.
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.
Words nearby canard
canandaigua,
canandaigua lake,
cananea,
canapé,
canara,
canard,
canarese,
canaries current,
canary,
canary creeper,
canary grass
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British Dictionary definitions for canard
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