Definition of "canard" [ca•nard]

• An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story. (noun)
• 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. (noun)
• An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizing surfaces are forward of the main wing. (noun)

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• "Blog Guy, are you ever going to get over the fact that the word "canard" is duck in French, but a false rumor in English?"
• "But, oh oh, looks like that little canard is already falling apart."
• "Thomas, Al, the “disinvite” canard is disingenuous - Blair House has over 100 rooms and amenities like salons and florists on site."