prang
Americanverb (used with object)
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to collide with; bump into.
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to destroy or severely damage by a bombing raid; bomb (an enemy target).
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to destroy or shoot down (an enemy aircraft).
noun
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an accident or crash in an aircraft, car, etc
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an aircraft bombing raid
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an achievement
verb
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to crash or damage (an aircraft, car, etc)
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to damage (a town, etc) by bombing
Etymology
Origin of prang
First recorded in 1930–35; imitative
Example Sentences
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At just 6mph, it replicates the kind of annoying prang you might well get in a car park or at a traffic light.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
"But unfortunately we didn't prang - we just landed safely…"
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2019
Beatrice Fitch was struck by something that Capt. John Rahm, the Marine pilot at the controls of the Harrier, said in last Sunday’s column: “Thankfully I didn’t prang the landing.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2018
He didn't prang a car or photo-copy his bum at the office party.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 30, 2014
Sorry to say the gun was far too much to cope with following my first ever reportable prang, in a plane I probably shouldn’t have been flying, and I burst into tears.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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