First Known Use: 1680
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1bayonet
noun bay·o·net \ˈbā-ə-nət, -ˌnet, ˌbā-ə-ˈnet\
: a long knife that is attached to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon in battle
Full Definition of BAYONET
: a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (as a rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat
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Origin of BAYONET
French baïonnette, from Bayonne, France
Rhymes with BAYONET
aiguillette, alphabet, anisette, avocet, banneret, basinet, bassinet, bobbinet, bouncing bet, briolette, burgonet, calumet, canzonet, castanet, cellarette, chemisette, cigarette, clarinet, Cook Inlet, coronet, corselet, dragonet, dresser set, electret, en brochette, epaulet, Ethernet, etiquette, falconet, farmerette, featurette, flageolet, flannelette, great egret, guillemet, heavyset, jaconet, Joliet, Juliet, kitchenette, landaulet, lanneret, launderette, leatherette, luncheonette, maisonette, majorette, marmoset, marquisette, martinet, mignonette, minaret, minuet, miquelet, netiquette, novelette, oubliette, parapet, paupiette, photoset, pirouette, plasma jet, quodlibet, rondelet, safety net, satinet, scilicet, sermonette, serviette, silhouette, sobriquet, solleret, somerset, Somerset, soviet, space cadet, spinneret, statuette, stockinette, suffragette, superjet, swimmeret, taboret, teacher's pet, thermoset, towelette, trebuchet, tricolette, triple threat, underlet, usherette, vinaigrette, wagonette, web-offset
2bayonet
verb
bayonet·ed also bayonet·tedbayonet·ing also bayonet·ting
Definition of BAYONET
transitive verb
1
: to stab with a bayonet
2
: to compel or drive by or as if by the bayonet
intransitive verb
: to use a bayonet
First Known Use of BAYONET
1778
BAYONET Defined for Kids
1bayonet
noun bay·o·net \ˈbā-ə-nət, ˌbā-ə-ˈnet\
Definition of BAYONET for Kids
: a weapon like a dagger made to fit on the end of a rifle
2bayonet
verb
bay·o·net·tedbay·o·net·ting
Definition of BAYONET for Kids
: to stab with a bayonet
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