prong
Word family adjectiveprongednounprongbuckpronghornprong
prong /prɒŋ $ prɒːŋ/ noun [countableC] 1 DFUCFa thin sharp point of something such as a fork that has several points 〔叉子等的〕尖头,尖齿 sticking out like the prongs of a garden fork 像园艺叉的叉齿一样伸出来
2 one of two or three ways of achieving something which are used at the same time 〔双管齐下时的〕一个方面,〔兵分三路时的〕一路prong of the second prong of the attack 第二路进攻
Origin prong (1400-1500) Latin pronga