prong
noun
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
Example Sentences
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For Cliffel, her treatment plan had many prongs.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The sterile procedure would need to be temporarily halted while a nasal cannula with nasal prongs was placed in both nostrils and the delivery of oxygen was begun.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
A hospital near the border had already staked a fixator, a long metal rod with steel prongs on either end, into her leg to stabilize the bone and help control the bleeding.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
He remains optimistic that other prongs of the reparations recommendations will be more popular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
He looks at the two prongs attached to the car battery.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
