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bayonet
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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.

[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.

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]

Bayonet a group of soldiers armed with bayonets, 1780.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bayonet - a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weaponbayonet - 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
Verb1.bayonet - stab or kill someone with a bayonet
knife, stab - use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

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. Nbayoneta f
with fixed bayonetscon las bayonetas caladas
at bayonet pointa punta de bayoneta
B. VTherir/matar con la bayoneta
C. CPD bayonet bulb N (Elec) → bombilla f or (LAm) foco m de bayoneta
bayonet charge Ncarga f a la bayoneta
bayonet practice Nejercicios mpl con bayoneta, prácticas fpl de bayoneta

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

bayonet
nBajonett nt, → Seitengewehr nt; with bayonets fixed/at the readymit aufgepflanzten/gefällten Bajonetten

bayonet [ˈbeɪənɪt]
1. nbaionetta
2. vtinfilzare con la baionetta

bayonet
n bayonet [ˈbeiənit]
a knife-like instrument of steel fixed to the end of a rifle barrel. bajonet حَرْبَه щик bajonet bajonet das Bajonett ξιφολόγχη bayoneta tääk سرنیزه pistin baïonnette כִּדוֹן @@@כִּידוֹן$$$ बेनट bajunet szurony sangkur, bayonet byssustingur baionetta 銃剣 총검 durtuvas durklis benet bajonet bajonett bagnet baioneta baio­netă штык bajonet bajonet bajonet bajonett ดาบปลายปืน süngü 刺刀 багнет, штик سنگین ، بڑا چاقو lưỡi lê


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