Definition of Bayonet

Babylon English
bayonet
n. knife attached to the muzzle of a rifle
v. pierce with bayonet (knife attached to the muzzle of a rifle); kill a person with a bayonet

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Bayonet Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bayonet
(v. t.)
To stab with a bayonet.
  
(v. t.)
To compel or drive by the bayonet.
  
(n.)
A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense.
  
(n.)
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.
  

WordNet 2.0
bayonet

Noun
1. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
(hypernym) knife

Verb
1. stab or kill someone with a bayonet
(hypernym) knife, stab

Australian Slang
Beef bayonet
(crass) erect penis

GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS
bayonet
noun
A blade adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used as a weapon in
close combat.
verb.
To prod, stab, or kill with this weapon.

hEnglish - advanced version
bayonet

bayonet
\bay"o*net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. bayoneted; p. pr. & vb. n. bayoneting.]
1. to stab with a bayonet.
2. to compel or drive by the bayonet. to bayonet us into submission.
bayonet
\bay"o*net\ (&?;), n. [f. bayonnette, baïonnette; -- so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at bayonne.] 1. (mil.) a pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense.
note: originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
2. (mach.) 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.
bayonet
clutch. see clutch.
bayonet
joint, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket.


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Bayonet Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Bayonet
To dream of a bayonet, signifies that enemies will hold you in their power, unless you get possession of the bayonet.
  


Bayonet Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Bayonet
pohshek-tilek, pohshayek-tilek


Bayonet Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Bayonet
For other uses, see bayonet (disambiguation).
A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a knife- or dagger-shaped weapon designed to fit on or over the muzzle of a rifle barrel or similar weapon. It is a close-combat or last-resort weapon.

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