n.
- a long blade fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
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[as modifier]
denoting a type of fitting for a light bulb or other appliance which is pushed into a socket and then twisted into place.
v.
(bayonets, bayoneting, bayoneted)
stab with a bayonet.
Etymology
C17 (denoting a kind of short dagger): from Fr. baïonnette, from Bayonne, a town in SW France, where they were first made.