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Definition of "bayonet" []

  • A blade adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used as a weapon in close combat. (noun)
  • To prod, stab, or kill with this weapon. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bayonet" in a sentence
  • "Another remark by an officer deserves, I think, to be noted here, namely, that the bayonet is a good weapon, but its use must be taught."
  • "He added, clearly the issue bayonet is also a no-no - you could have someone's eye out with that."
  • "And with the rise of the curtain Jimmy O'Shea had stepped on to the boards; for no man who knew him could ever hear the word bayonet without recalling him, if only for a second."