prong

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

prong [prong prongs pronged pronging] BrE [prɒŋ] NAmE [prɔːŋ] noun
1. each of the two or more long pointed parts of a fork
2. each of the separate parts of an attack, argument, etc, that move towards a place, subject, etc. from different positions
3. -pronged (in adjectives)having the number or type of prongs mentioned
•a two-pronged fork
•a three-pronged attack

Word Origin:
late 15th cent. (denoting a forked implement): perhaps related to Middle Low German prange ‘pinching instrument’.

Example Bank:
•One of the prongs of the garden fork went through his foot.