Definition of bayonet Bayonet

/bejˈʌnɛˌt/ - [beyunet] - bay•o•net

We found 16 definitions of bayonet from 9 different sources.

What does bayonet mean?

Noun Plural: bayonets
bayonet - a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
		knife edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Verb bayonets, bayonetting, bayonetted
bayonet - stab or kill someone with a bayonet
		knife, stab use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

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bayonet (Noun)
Weapon 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 offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
bayonet (Noun)
Machinery 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 (Verb)
To stab with a bayonet.
bayonet (Verb)
To compel or drive by the bayonet.

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.
bayonet (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.
bayonet (v. t.)
To stab with a bayonet.
bayonet (v. t.)
To compel or drive by the bayonet.

bayonet
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 offence and defence.

bayonet
bā′on-et, n. a stabbing instrument of steel fixed to the muzzle of a musket or rifle: military force: (pl.) soldiers armed with bayonets.—v.t. to stab with a bayonet. [Fr. baïonnette, perh. from Bayonne, in France, where it was supposed to have been first made; others derive from O. Fr. bayon, arrow.]

bayonet
[Sp. bayoneta]. A pike-dagger to fit on the muzzle of a musket, so as not to interfere with its firing.

bayonet
A triangular dagger, made with a hollow handle and a shoulder, to fix on the muzzle of a rifle, so that its presence does not impede either the charging or firing of the piece. It is said to have been invented at Bayonne, in France, about 1647, 1670, or 1690. It was used at Killiecrankie in 1689, and at Marsaglia by the French in 1693, “with great success against the enemy, unprepared for the encounter with so formidable a novelty.” Bayonets are sometimes made in other shapes. See SWORD-BAYONET and TROWEL-BAYONET.

A bayonet (from French "baïonnette") is a knife- or dagger-shaped weapon. It is designed to be attached to a rifle barrel or similar weapon. This will turn the gun into a spear. It is a close-combat or last-resort weapon.