bayonet
[ bey-uh-nit, -net, bey-uh-net ]
/ ˈbeɪ ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbeɪ əˈnɛt /
noun
a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
a pin projecting from the side of an object, as the base of a flashbulb or camera lens, for securing the object in a bayonet socket.
verb (used with object), bay·o·net·ed or bay·o·net·ted, bay·o·net·ing or bay·o·net·ting.
to kill or wound with a bayonet.
Words nearby bayonet
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British Dictionary definitions for bayonet
bayonet
/ (ˈbeɪənɪt) /
noun
a blade that can be attached to the muzzle of a rifle for stabbing in close combat
a type of fastening in which a cylindrical member is inserted into a socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
verb -nets, -neting, -neted, -nets, -netting or -netted
(tr)
to stab or kill with a bayonet
Word Origin for bayonet
C17: from French
baïonnette, from
Bayonne where it originated