A fork has prongs at the end of it. (Actually a fork has tines. A plug has prongs.)
Ground wire
No, the wide prong is neutral it is the white wire. The narrow prong is hot it is the black wire. The round prong (in a 3 wire plug) is safety ground it is the green wire.
The 3rd round plug is the ground connection.
My question is WHY did you replace a four prong dryer plug with a three prong! 220 volt Electric dryers require two hot legs, a neutral and a system ground wire. Sounds as though you shunted one of the hots or the neutral. You need to install a four prong plug of the same configuration and wire it exactly as the original.
A prong on a fork is a 'tine'.
fork
A fork
tine
The prong on a fork is called a tine (plural tines). By definition, a tine is: 1. prong: a thin pointed projection of a utensil or implement such as a fork or pitchfork2. antler's branch: a pointed branch of a deer's antler
fork
They are called "tines".
Tine
This is called a "tine."
A prong on a fork is called a Tine
A projecting point or prong of a fork is called a tine.
They are called TINES