bayonet (redirected from bayonets)

bay·o·net  (b-nt, -nt, b-nt)

n.

A blade adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used as a weapon in close combat.

tr.v. bay·o·net·ed or bay·o·net·ted, bay·o·net·ing or bay·o·net·ting, bay·o·nets

To prod, stab, or kill with this weapon.

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[French baïonnette, after Bayonne, a town of southwest France.]

Word History: It is not unusual for a word to come from a place name. Cheddar, from the name of a village in southwest England; hamburger, after Hamburg, Germany; and mayonnaise, possibly from Mahón, the capital of Minorca, are often found together on our tables. The word bayonet, a very undomestic sort of word, also derives from a place name, that of Bayonne, a town in southwest France where the weapon was first made. The French word baïonnette could also mean "a dagger or a knife," and the English word bayonet is first found in 1672 with this meaning. The word is first recorded in its present sense in 1704.

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bayonet [ˈbeɪənɪt]

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a blade that can be attached to the muzzle of a rifle for stabbing in close combat

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) 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

vb -nets, -neting, -neted, -nets -netting, -netted

(Military) (tr) to stab or kill with a bayonet

[from French baïonnette, from Bayonne where it originated]

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Bayonet a group of soldiers armed with bayonets, 1780.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bayonet - a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
Verb	1.	bayonet - stab or kill someone with a bayonet knife, stab - use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

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bayonet

noun

sword, knife, blade, lance, brand The sentry held his bayonet in front of his chest.

verb

stab, cut, wound, knife, slash, pierce, run through, spear, transfix, impale, lacerate, stick soldiers bayoneting unarmed prisoners to death

Translations

bayonet [ˈbeɪənɪt]

A. N → bayoneta f
with fixed bayonets → con las bayonetas caladas
at bayonet point → a punta de bayoneta

B. VT → herir/matar con la bayoneta

C. CPD bayonet bulb N (Elec) → bombilla f or (LAm) foco m de bayoneta
bayonet charge N → carga f a la bayoneta
bayonet practice N → ejercicios mpl con bayoneta, prácticas fpl de bayoneta

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bayonet [ˈbeɪənət] n (= weapon) → baïonnette f

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bayonet

n → Bajonett nt, → Seitengewehr nt; with bayonets fixed/at the ready → mit aufgepflanzten/gefällten Bajonetten

vt → mit dem Bajonett or Seitengewehr aufspießen

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bayonet [ˈbeɪənɪt]

1. n → baionetta

2. vt → infilzare con la baionetta

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bayonet

n bayonet [ˈbeiənit]

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