bayonets definition
Definition of bayonet. : a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (as a rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat.
A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon. Synonyms: sword, knife, blade, lance More Synonyms of bayonet. 2. verb. To bayonet someone means to push a bayonet into them. The soldiers were ordered by their inhuman officers to bayonet every man they could find.