Used in a Sentence

bayonet

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bayonet.

Editorial note

Fluency in Tagalog wasn't necessary when your primary method of communication was the sharp end of a bayonet.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bayonet gathered in one view.

noun

(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.

verb

(transitive) To stab with a bayonet.

verb

(transitive) To compel or drive by the bayonet.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bayonet.

noun

(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.

verb

(transitive) To stab with a bayonet.

verb

(transitive) To compel or drive by the bayonet.

noun

(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.

Example sentences

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Fluency in Tagalog wasn't necessary when your primary method of communication was the sharp end of a bayonet.

2

A missile is a safer option than bayonet.

3

Also, any pressure cooker with a pistol grip or bayonet lug is clearly an assault cooker and must be banned.

4

You layout everything that needs to get done - maybe a week out, then someone with a bayonet keeps you on task.

5

Or they can run them over in their armored vehicle, or bayonet them, or beat them with their rifle until they stop moving.

6

FSM forbid that the thing might even have one of those evil pistol grips or a bayonet lug, or even gasp be black...

7

And sometimes those institutions have to drag people into the future by burning everything down and instilling virtue at the point of a bayonet.

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Maybe I was all hopped up on adrenaline, while I was running around trying to stab people with my bayonet.

9

Gears of War has a little whimsy, too, though perhaps not enough for your tastes -- a chainsaw bayonet on the end of an assault rifle?

10

Instead I puzzled over bringing a bayonet however I could see how that might lead to my not getting into a good university.

11

A bayonet for the M1 Garand standard issue rifle?

12

It's really hard to find a valid military purpose for either carrying out the order to bayonet a child, or giving the order to kill a child.

Quote examples

1

Mao had this approach: "Advance at the point of the bayonet.

2

I have several rifles, including an AR-15 "assault" rifle and an Yugoslavian SKS with a bayonet and primer-fired grenade launcher on it[1].

3

"Instilling virtue with a bayonet" never seemed an...efficient thing to me.

4

Sometimes you might even find yourself thinking "how would Bayonet handle this situation" and taking inspiration from it, because he's one of the few role models of your gender available for you to really inhabit via games.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bayonet in a sentence?

Fluency in Tagalog wasn't necessary when your primary method of communication was the sharp end of a bayonet.

What does bayonet mean?

(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.

What part of speech is bayonet?

bayonet is commonly used as noun, verb.