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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While the first season, released in 2023, followed a row between strangers after a prang in a parking lot, the second focuses on bust-ups between people who are closer to home.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
"Sitting overhead, it can tell you straight away whether you're talking about a major road traffic collision that requires three fire engines and four ambulances, or whether it's a minor prang and someone's getting over-excited."
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023
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
And then, like a driver slowing down to observe the wreckage of another's prang, Andrew Marr made exactly the same gaffe when describing the incident on Start the Week only hours later.
From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2010
I am always so amazed at the way they flare and touch down—never a bounce or a prang.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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