bayonet
11bayonet — I. noun Etymology: French baïonnette, from Bayonne, France Date: 1689 a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (as a rifle) and used in hand to hand combat II. verb ( neted; also netted; neting; also netting) Date: 1781 …
12bayonet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fixed ▪ troops with fixed bayonets VERB + BAYONET ▪ fix ▪ thrust ▪ A bayonet had been thrust …
13bayonet — n. 1) to thrust a bayonet into (smb. s body) 2) to fix; unfix bayonets * * * [ beɪənɪt] unfix bayonets tc fix to thrust a bayonet into (smb. s body) …
14bayonet — bay|o|net1 [ˈbeıənıt, net] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: baïonnette, from Bayonne city in southwest France where it was first made] a long knife that is fixed to the end of a ↑rifle (=long gun) bayonet 2 bayonet2 v [T] to push the point… …
15bayonet — bay|o|net1 [ beıənıt ] noun count a long sharp blade that is attached onto the end of a RIFLE (=a long gun) bayonet bay|o|net 2 [ beıənıt ] verb transitive to stick a bayonet into someone …
16bayonet — [17] Bayonet comes from French bayonette, an early spelling of what is now baïonette. The French term is traditionally derived from Bayonne, the name of a town and port on the southwest coast of France, near Biarritz, where bayonets were… …
17bayonet — bay·o·net || beɪənɪt n. knife attached to the muzzle of a rifle v. pierce with bayonet (knife attached to the muzzle of a rifle) …
18bayonet — noun 1》 a long blade fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand to hand fighting. 2》 [as modifier] denoting a type of fitting for a light bulb or other appliance which is pushed into a socket and then twisted into place. verb (bayonets,… …
19bayonet — 1 noun (C) a long blade that is fixed to the end of a rifle (=long gun) 2 verb (T) to push the point of a bayonet into someone …
20bayonet — noun a man armed with a bayonet Syn: sword, knife, blade, spear, lance, pike, javelin …
