Canard (meaning "

duck Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family (biology), family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and goose, geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfam ...

" in French) may refer to:

Aviation

Canard (aeronautics) In aeronautics, a canard is a wing configuration in which a small forewing or foreplane is placed forward of the main wing of a fixed-wing aircraft or a weapon. The term "canard" may be used to describe the aircraft itself, the wing configur ...

, a small wing in front of an aircraft's main wing *

Aviafiber Canard 2FL __NOTOC__ The Aviafiber Canard 2FL was a one-person recreational aircraft of highly unusual design, designed and built in Switzerland during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Design and development Variously described as a rigid-wing hang-glider or ...

, a single seat recreational aircraft of canard design *

Voisin Canard The Voisin Canard was an aircraft developed by the Voisin brothers during 1910 and first flown early in 1911. It was named the '' Canard'' because of the resemblance of its forward fuselage to that of a duck's long neck while in flight. It was ...

, aircraft developed by the Voisin brothers

People

Marius Canard Marius Canard FBA (26 December 1888 – 13 September 1982) was a French Orientalist and historian. Biography He was born in a small village in the region of Morvan, where his father was a school teacher. Canard studied at the ''Collège Bonap ...

(1888–1982), French Orientalist and historian *

Nicolas-François Canard Nicolas-François Canard (; c. 1750 – 1833) was a French mathematician, philosopher and economist. He was one of the pioneers of applying mathematics to economic problems, foreshadowing the works of Antoine Augustin Cournot, William Stanley Jev ...

(c. 1750 – 1833), French mathematician and economist

Places in Canada

Canard, Nova Scotia Canard is a rural community occupying a ridge to the north of the Canard River between the Canard and Habitant Rivers in Kings County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The name comes from the French word for duck which was in turn deri ...

, a group of hamlets and villages *

Canard River The Canard River is a river in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada which drains into the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy between the communities of Canard, Nova Scotia, Canard and Starr's Point, Nova Scotia, Starr's Point. It is known for its fertil ...

, a river in Nova Scotia

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Canard Pars This is a list of fictional characters from the ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray'', ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED VS Astray'' manga of the ''Gundam'' metaseries. * SA- ''Gundam SEED Astray'' *

SDA SDA or sda may refer to: Science and technology Computing * /dev/sda, Device file#Naming conventions, the first mass-storage disk in Unix-like operating systems * T-Mobile SDA, a smartphone * Screen Design Aid, a utility program used by midrange ...

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, fictional character from the Japanese science fiction manga series ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray'' *''

Canard PC ''Canard PC'' is an independent magazine founded in France in 2003 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly. The title ''Canard PC'' is a paronym, derived from ''Canard WC'', which is the French name for Toilet Duck. ''Canard PC''s independe ...

'', a French magazine devoted to computer gaming * Canard, an alternative name for a

diving plane Diving planes, also known as hydroplanes, are control surfaces found on a submarine which allow the vessel to Pitch (flight), pitch its bow and stern up or down to assist in the process of submerging or surfacing the boat, as well as controlling ...

, small wings attached to the front of a submarine or an automobile

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