bayonet
noun/ˈbeɪənət/
/ˈbeɪənət/
- a long, sharp knife that is fastened onto the end of a rifle and used as a weapon in battle
- troops with fixed bayonets
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fixed
- fix
- thrust
Word Originlate 17th cent. (denoting a kind of short dagger): from French baïonnette, from Bayonne, the name of a town in SW France, where they were first made.Definitions on the go
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