Main Entry: ¹bay·o·net

Pronunciation: \ˈbā-ə-nət, -ˌnet, ˌbā-ə-ˈnet\

Function: 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