bayonet

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪənɪt/, /ˈbeɪənɛt/, /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/ (General American) enPR: bā'ə-nĕtʹ, bāʹə-nĭt, bāʹə-nĕt', IPA(key): /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/, /ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/, /ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/ (dialectal, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈbæɡənɛt/, /ˈbæɡənət/ (see baggonet) Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪənɪt, -eɪənət === Noun === bayonet (plural bayonets) (military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel. (engineering) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: bainat ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== knife spear sword === Verb === bayonet (third-person singular simple present bayonets, present participle bayoneting or bayonetting, simple past and past participle bayoneted or bayonetted) (transitive) To stab with a bayonet. (transitive) To compel or drive by the bayonet. ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling bayoneting and bayoneted are preferred in the US, while bayonetting and bayonetted are preferred in the UK. === References === === Anagrams === Oytaben == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch bajonet, from French baïonnette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈjo.nɛt̚/ Rhymes: -nɛt̚ Hyphenation: ba‧yo‧net === Noun === bayonet (plural bayonet-bayonet) bayonet (military) 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 Synonym: sangkur (engineering) 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 Synonym: sangkur (photography) a bayonet-type lens mount === Further reading === “bayonet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016