Word for the day canard

canard


[kuh-nahrd; French ka-nar]
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noun, plural canards
[kuh-nahrdz; French ka-nar]

1.a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.

Example: Just another oft-repeated right wing canard about President Obama.

2.Cookery. a duck intended or used for food.

3.Aeronautics.
  • an airplane that has its horizontal stabilizer and elevators locatedforward of the wing.
  • Also called canard wing. one of two small lifting wings located infront of the main wings.
  • an early airplane having a pusher engine with the rudder andelevator assembly in front of the wings.



 


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