prong
pronunciation
How to pronounce prong in British English:
UK [prɒŋ]
How to pronounce prong in American English:
US [prɔŋ]
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- Noun:
- a pointed projection
Word Origin
- prong (n.)
- early 15c., prange "pointed instrument;" mid-15c., pronge "pain," from Anglo-Latin pronga "prong, pointed tool," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Middle Low German prange "stick, restraining device," prangen "to press, pinch." See also prod, which might be related. Prong-horned antelope is from 1815 (short form pronghorn attested from 1826).
Example
- 1. I reached for the third to last ladder prong .
- 2. I reached for the second to last ladder prong .
- 3. The second prong is to attack chinese human-rights abuses by other means .
- 4. Each prong has faced harder resistance than expected .
- 5. The first prong will be a military surge .