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prang

[prang]
–verb (used with object) British Slang.
1. to collide with; bump into.
2. to destroy or severely damage by a bombing raid; bomb (an enemy target).
3. to destroy or shoot down (an enemy aircraft).

Origin:
1930–35; imit.
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prang   (prāng)   
tr.v.   pranged, prang·ing, prangs Chiefly British
  1. To crash (an airplane, for example).

  2. To damage by colliding with (a car, for example).

  3. To bomb from the air.


[Imitative.]
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