prong
noun /prɒŋ/
/prɔːŋ/
- each of the two or more long pointed parts of a fork
enlarge image- One of the prongs of the garden fork went through his foot.
- each of the separate parts of an attack, argument, etc., that move towards a place, subject, etc. from different positionsTopics Opinion and argumentc2
- -pronged(in adjectives) having the number or type of prongs mentioned
- a two-pronged fork
- a three-pronged attack
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a forked implement): perhaps related to Middle Low German prange ‘pinching instrument’.