bayonet
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bayonet
- /ˈbeɪənɪt/ UK
- /ˈbeɪənɛt/ UK
- /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/ UK
- /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/ US
- /ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/ US
- /ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/ US
- /ˈbæɡənɛt/ dialectal, obsolete
- /ˈbæɡənət/ dialectal, obsolete
Rhymes with -ɛt, -eɪənɪt, -eɪənət
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.
noun bayonets
- A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel. Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.
- A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
verb bayonets · bayoneting · bayonetting · bayoneted · bayonetted
- To stab with a bayonet.
- To compel or drive by the bayonet. to bayonet us into a submission
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stab, step, baggonet, sword bayonet, beard, bourrelet, bonnet, burgonet, batleth, sabre, muzzle-bag, baselard, sideblade, bat'leth, badelaire, barong
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noun weapon
| Español | bayoneta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 총검 chonggeom |
| 日本語 | 銃剣 jūken, バヨネット bayonetto |
| 中文 | 刺刀 cìdāo |
| हिन्दी | संगीन saṅgīn |
| Kiswahili | singe |
| Português | baioneta |
| Français | baïonnette |
| Deutsch | Bajonett |
| Italiano | baionetta |
| Ελληνικά | ξιφολόγχη xifolónchi |
| Română | baionetă |
| Русский | штык štyk, багине́т baginét |
| Tiếng Việt | lưỡi lê |
| العربية | حَرْبَة ḥarba, سُونْكِيّ sunkiyy |
| עברית | כִּידוֹן רוֹבֶה kidon rové |
Talk about this word "bayonet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bayonet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bayonet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bayonet "bayonet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bayonet.Cite this
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title = {bayonet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bayonet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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