Definition of bayonet
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (such as a rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat
bayonet
verb
bayoneted also bayonetted; bayoneting also bayonetting
Definition of bayonet (Entry 2 of 2)
: to use a bayonet
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The first known use of bayonet was in 1680
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