Associations to the word «Canard»

Wiktionary

CANARD, noun. A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
CANARD, noun. (aeronautics) A type of aircraft in which the primary horizontal control and stabilization surfaces are in front of the main wing.
CANARD, noun. (transport) (engineering) Any small winglike structure on a vehicle, usually used for stabilization.

Dictionary definition

CANARD, noun. A deliberately misleading fabrication.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King