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English
Etymology
Named after the French town of Bayonne.
Noun
en-noun
- (Weapon) 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 required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.
#:Quotations
#:*1786: Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi.
- (Machinery) 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
bayonet clutch
bayonet joint
knife bayonet
spike bayonet
sword bayonet
Translations
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Albanian: t+|sq|bajonetë|xs=Albanian
Bosnian: bajonet m
Czech: bajonet m
Danish: bajonet c
Dutch: t|nl|bajonet|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|bajoneto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|pistin
French: t|fr|baïonnette|f
German: t+|de|Bajonett|n
Hebrew: t-|he|����� ר���|f|sc=Hebr
Hungarian: t-|hu|szurony, t-|hu|bajonett
Ido: bayoneto
Italian: t+|it|baionetta|f
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Japanese: t-|ja|��|sc=Jpan (juken)
Lithuanian: t|lt|durtuvas|m|xs=Lithuanian
Norwegian: t+|no|bajonett
Polish: t+|pl|bagnet|m
Portuguese: t|pt|baioneta|f
Romanian: baionet� f
Russian: t-|ru|���к|m|sc=Cyrl (štýk), багине� m
Slovene: t+|sl|bajonet|m
Spanish: t|es|bayoneta|f
Swedish: t-|sv|bajonett|c
Ukrainian: багне� m
Welsh: t|cy|bidog|m|f|xs=Welsh
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See also
knife
spear
sword
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To stab with a bayonet.
- transitive To compel or drive by the bayonet.
#: To bayonet us into submission. Burke.
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Indonesian
Etymology
From w:Dutch language|Dutch bajonet
Noun
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