bayonet
Meaning of bayonet
noun
- A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
- 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.
- To stab with a bayonet.
- To compel or drive by the bayonet.
Information about bayonet
- The plural form of bayonet is: bayonets.
- Languages in which bayonet is used:
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Hyphenation of bayonet
bay-o-net
- It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
- bayonet is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of bayonet
- Spanish: bayoneta
- French: baïonnette
- Italian: baionetta
- Portuguese: baioneta
- German: Bajonett
Anagrams of bayonet
Words that rhyme with bayonet
balconet, falconet, jacconet, jaconet, sarconet, Donet, donet, bagonet, biggonet, burgonet, dragonet, flagonet, phonet, siphonet, bastionet, clarionet, cushionet, lionet, marionet, onionet, perejonet, ballonet, Monet, salmonet, sermonet, nonet, balloonet, moonet, baronet, coronet, cronet, dronet, encoronet, semicoronet, unbaronet, Assonet, outsonet, parsonet, Antonet, bastonet, canzonet
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