bayonet

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)nɨt/ or /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)nɛt/ or /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/

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• (US) enPR: bā'ə-nĕtʹ or bāʹə-nĭt or bāʹə-nĕt', IPA: /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/ or /ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/ or /ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/

Noun

Singular bayonet

Plural bayonets

The U.S. Marine Corps' OKC-3S Bayonet

An assault rifle as they are used by the Swiss army, with a bayonet

1. (military) A bayonet is a blade that can be installed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in close-combat fighting.

Verb

Plain form bayonet

Third-person singular bayonets

Past tense bayonetted

Past participle bayonetted

Present participle bayonetting

Plain form bayonet

Third-person singular bayonets

Past tense bayoneted

Past participle bayoneted

Present participle bayoneting

1. (transitive) If you bayonet someone, you stab with a bayonet.