# bayonet
## English
### Etymology

From French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbeɪənɪt/, /ˈbeɪənɛt/, /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) enPR: bā'ə-nĕtʹ, bāʹə-nĭt, bāʹə-nĕt', IPA: /ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/, /ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/, /ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/
* (dialectal, obsolete) IPA: /ˈbæɡənɛt/, /ˈbæɡənət/ (see baggonet)
* Rhymes: -ɛt, -eɪənɪt, -eɪənət

### Noun

bayonet (plural bayonets)
* (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.
** 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi:Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.
** 1997, Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; republished New York: Vintage Books, 1998, →ISBN, page 515:“Well, the proper way to kill a man with a bayonet is this: First you thrust it in under the ribs—here.”
* (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

* bayonet charge
* bayonet clutch
* Bayonet Constitution
* bayoneteer
* bayonet joint
* bayonetlike
* beef bayonet
* knife bayonet
* Spanish bayonet
* spike bayonet
* sword bayonet

#### 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.
** 1774 April 19, Edmund Burke, Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. on American Taxation, April 19, 1774, 2nd edition, London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], published 1775, →OCLC:to bayonet us into a submission

#### Usage notes

The spelling bayoneting and bayoneted are preferred in the US, while bayonetting and bayonetted are preferred in the UK.

### References

* ↑ Bingham, Caleb (1808) “Improprieties in Pronunciation, common among the people of New-England”, in The Child's Companion; Being a Conciſe Spelling-book […] ‎, 12th edition, Boston: Manning & Loring, →OCLC, page 74.

### Anagrams

* Oytaben

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch bajonet, from French baïonnette.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈjo.nɛt̚/
* Rhymes: -nɛt̚
* Hyphenation: ba‧yo‧net

### Noun

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
** (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

### Further reading

* “bayonet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.