bayonet
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)nɨt/ or /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)nɛt/ or /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/
- (US) enPR: bā'ə-nĕtʹ or bāʹə-nĭt or bāʹə-nĕt', IPA (key): /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/ or /ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/ or /ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/
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Noun
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- (military) (countable) 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.
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- (transitive) If you bayonet someone, you stab with a bayonet.