bayonet

🇺🇸 /ˈbeɪənət/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbeɪənət/
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noun
R

A big knife that gets attached to the front of a rifle and can be used to stab enemies.

The soldier attached a bayonet to his rifle before advancing.

verb
R

To stab someone with a bayonet.

The guard was trained to bayonet any intruder on sight.

translation

n. A big knife that gets attached to the front of a rifle and can be used to stab enemies.
v. To stab someone with a bayonet.

Word Forms

3rd Present bayonets
Past bayoneted
Perfect bayoneted
Progressive bayoneting
Plural bayonets