| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,807,028,830 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
canard |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia | 0.03 sec. |
|
canard an aircraft in which the tailplane is mounted in front of the wing canard [kə′närd] (aerospace engineering) An aerodynamic vehicle in which horizontal surfaces used for trim and control are forward of the wing or main lifting surface. The horizontal trim and control surfaces in such an arrangement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
| During flight, the projectile "de-rolled" successfully, deployed canards, acquired GPS signals, calculated the navigation solution, and maneuvered itself to the target, which it then destroyed. Here are some of the old canards about public pensions that have been trotted out by those defending the status quo: Then he writes that in his account of the pogroms of the early 20th century, Solzhenitsyn is far more concerned with exonerating the good name of the Russian people than he is with the suffering of the Jews, and that on occasion he accepts the czarist government's canards blaming the pogroms on provocations by the Jews themselves. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|