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canard

ca·nard [ kə nrd ] (plural ca·nards)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. hoax: a deliberately false report or rumor, especially something silly intended as a joke ( literary )

2. aircraft part like wing: a small projection like a wing near the nose of an aircraft, attached in order to create extra horizontal stability

3. aircraft: an aircraft fitted with a canard

[Mid-19th century. < French, literally "duck," an imitation of the sound]
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