noun
bayonet
BAY-uh-niht
noun
1
A blade attached to the muzzle end of a rifle, used for close combat.
"Soldiers fixed bayonets before the final charge."
verb
1
To stab someone with a bayonet.
"The order was given to bayonet any remaining resistance."
How to Use Bayonet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA knife-like blade fixed to the end of a gun for hand-to-hand fighting.
Common pairings
fix bayonets
bayonet charge
Word Forms
bayoneted past tense, bayonetted past tense, bayonets plural, bayonets singular
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Etymology
From French "baïonnette," named after Bayonne, the French town where the weapon is said to have first been made.