bayonets

Meaning of bayonets

noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Information about bayonets

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of bayonets is: bayonet.
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Hyphenation of bayonets

bay-o-nets

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • bayonets is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with bayonets

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