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Noun: canard  ku'naa(r)d or 'ka,naa(r)d
  1. A deliberately misleading fabrication
    "The tabloid was known for publishing canards about celebrities"
     
  2. (aviation) a small set of forward wings on an aircraft
    "The experimental aircraft used canards for improved maneuverability"

Derived forms: canards

Type of: fable, fabrication, fiction

Encyclopedia: Canard, Nova Scotia