bayonet socket

noun

a cylindrical socket having one or more L-shaped slots, the longer side parallel and the shorter side perpendicular to the axis of the socket, along which a knoblike projection on the object slides in such a way that a twist of the object when fully inserted locks it into place.

Origin of bayonet socket

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby bayonet socket

bayliss, baylor, bayo, bayonet, bayonet hair, bayonet socket, bayonne, bayou, bayreuth, baysmelt, baytown