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bayonet
/ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/
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What does bayonet mean?
noun
- A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
- 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.
verb
- To stab with a bayonet.
More meanings (1)
verb
- To compel or drive by the bayonet.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/
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Out of each clump of sharp bayonet leaves rose a tall stalk hung with greenish-white bells with thick, fleshy petals.
The bayonet had scarcely been again successful, when Campbell reached the summit and fired in another and more destructive volley.
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And the excited, alien face of that man, his bayonet hanging down, holding his breath, and running so lightly, frightened Rostóv.
A man in a blouse was flung down from it, with a bayonet wound in the abdomen, and breathed his last on the ground.