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Canard
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
false
or
misleading
report
or
story
, especially if
deliberately
so.
●
In Aviation:
A type of
aircraft
in which the
primary
horizontal
control and
stabilization
surfaces
are
in front of
the main wing.
●
In Aviation:
A
horizontal
control and
stabilization
surface
located
in front of
the main
wing
of an aircraft.
●
In Engineering & Transport:
Any small
winglike
structure on a
vehicle
, usually used for stabilization.
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Origin
canard
English
canard
French
canard
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
cane
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
cane
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
canna
Latin
κάννα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
𒄀
Akkadian
𒄀𒈾
Sumerian
kane
Middle Low German
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