bayonet: Meaning and Definition of

bay•o•net

Pronunciation: (bā'u-nit, -net", bā"u-net'), [key]

— n., v., -net•ed -net•ted, -net•ing -net•ting.

—n.

a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
a pin projecting from the side of an object, as the base of a flashbulb or camera lens, for securing the object in a bayonet socket.

—v.t.

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