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Definitions for Canard
[1] a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
[2] Cookery . a duck intended or used for food.
[3] 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.
[4] a false report; rumour or hoax
[5] an aircraft in which the tailplane is mounted in front of the wing
Words related to Canard
hoax, exaggeration, fib, spoof, fabrication, rumor, swindle
Words nearby Canard
canandaigua, canandaigua lake, cananea, canapé, canara, canard, canarese, canaries current, canary, canary creeper, canary grass
Origin of Canard
1840–50; < French: literally, duck; Old French quanart drake, orig. cackler, equivalent to can(er ) to cackle (of expressive orig.) + -art -art, as in mallart drake; see mallard
Word origin for Canard
C19: from French: a duck, hoax, from Old French caner to quack, of imitative origin
Synonyms for Canard
hoax, exaggeration, fabrication, fib, rumor, spoof, swindle