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ca·nard C0060500 (kə-närd′)n.1. An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story.2. a. A short winglike control surface projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft, such as a space shuttle, mounted forward of the main wing and serving as a horizontal stabilizer.b. An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizing surfaces are forward of the main wing.
[French, duck, canard, probably from the phrase vendre un canard à moitié, to sell half a duck, to swindle, from Old French quanart, duck, from caner, to cackle, of imitative origin.]canard (kæˈnɑːd; French kanar) n1. (Journalism & Publishing) a false report; rumour or hoax2. (Aeronautics) an aircraft in which the tailplane is mounted in front of the wing[C19: from French: a duck, hoax, from Old French caner to quack, of imitative origin]ca•nard (kəˈnɑrd, -ˈnɑr)
n. 1. a false or baseless, usu. derogatory story, report, or rumor. 2. Aeron. a. an airplane that has its horizontal stabilizer and elevators located forward of the wing. b. Also called canard′ wing`. one of two small lifting wings located in front of the main wings. [1840–50; < French: literally, duck < Old French quanart drake, derivative of caner to cackle (of expressive orig.); probably from the phrase vendre un canard à moieté to half-sell a duck, to deceive] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | canard - a deliberately misleading fabricationfable, fabrication, fiction - a deliberately false or improbable account |
canardnounAn untrue declaration:cock-and-bull story, falsehood, falsity, fib, fiction, inveracity, lie, misrepresentation, misstatement, prevarication, story, tale, untruth.Informal: fish story, tall tale.Slang: whopper.TranslationscanardenUK
canard an aircraft in which the tailplane is mounted in front of the wing canard[kə′närd] (aerospace engineering) An aerodynamic vehicle in which horizontal surfaces used for trim and control are forward of the wing or main lifting surface. The horizontal trim and control surfaces in such an arrangement. canard A horizontal stabilizing and control surface or fore-plane located forward of the wing. It can act as a trimmer or like a conventional tailplane. A canard may be fixed, movable, or have a variable geometry.canardenUK
Synonyms for canardnoun an untrue declarationSynonyms- cock-and-bull story
- falsehood
- falsity
- fib
- fiction
- inveracity
- lie
- misrepresentation
- misstatement
- prevarication
- story
- tale
- untruth
- fish story
- tall tale
- whopper
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