Definition for
canard
noun – An absurd story or statement intended as an imposition; a fabricated story to which currency is given, as by a newspaper: a hoax.
noun – Hence A broadside cried in the streets: so called from the generally sensational nature of its contents.
– To fly or float about, or circulate as a canard or false report: as, certain stories canarding about the hotels.
– To imitate or produce the peculiar harsh cry of the duck, as an unskilled player on a wind-instrument.
noun – An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.
noun –
A false or misleading report or story, especially if
noun – A type of aircraft in which the primary horizontal control and stabilization surfaces are in front of the main wing.
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