Meaning of "bayonet" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAYONET

From French baïonnette, from Bayonne where it originated.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BAYONET

bayonet  [ˈbeɪənɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAYONET

Bayonet is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bayonet in English.

WHAT DOES BAYONET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bayonet

A bayonet is a knife, sword, or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit in, on, over or underneath the muzzle of a rifle, musket or similar weapon, turning the gun into a spear. In this regard, it is an ancillary close-quarter combat or last-resort weapon. However, knife-shaped bayonets—when not fixed to a gun barrel—have long been utilized by soldiers in the field as general purpose cutting implements.

Definition of bayonet in the English dictionary

The first definition of bayonet in the dictionary is a blade that can be attached to the muzzle of a rifle for stabbing in close combat. Other definition of bayonet is a type of fastening in which a cylindrical member is inserted into a socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket. Bayonet is also to stab or kill with a bayonet.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BAYONET

PRESENT

Present

I bayonet

you bayonet

he/she/it bayonets

we bayonet

you bayonet

they bayonet

Present continuous

I am bayoneting

you are bayoneting

he/she/it is bayoneting

we are bayoneting

you are bayoneting

they are bayoneting

Present perfect

I have bayoneted

you have bayoneted

he/she/it has bayoneted

we have bayoneted

you have bayoneted

they have bayoneted

Present perfect continuous

I have been bayoneting

you have been bayoneting

he/she/it has been bayoneting

we have been bayoneting

you have been bayoneting

they have been bayoneting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bayoneted

you bayoneted

he/she/it bayoneted

we bayoneted

you bayoneted

they bayoneted

Past continuous

I was bayoneting

you were bayoneting

he/she/it was bayoneting

we were bayoneting

you were bayoneting

they were bayoneting

Past perfect

I had bayoneted

you had bayoneted

he/she/it had bayoneted

we had bayoneted

you had bayoneted

they had bayoneted

Past perfect continuous

I had been bayoneting

you had been bayoneting

he/she/it had been bayoneting

we had been bayoneting

you had been bayoneting

they had been bayoneting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bayonet

you will bayonet

he/she/it will bayonet

we will bayonet

you will bayonet

they will bayonet

Future continuous

I will be bayoneting

you will be bayoneting

he/she/it will be bayoneting

we will be bayoneting

you will be bayoneting

they will be bayoneting

Future perfect

I will have bayoneted

you will have bayoneted

he/she/it will have bayoneted

we will have bayoneted

you will have bayoneted

they will have bayoneted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bayoneting

you will have been bayoneting

he/she/it will have been bayoneting

we will have been bayoneting

you will have been bayoneting

they will have been bayoneting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bayonet

you would bayonet

he/she/it would bayonet

we would bayonet

you would bayonet

they would bayonet

Conditional continuous

I would be bayoneting

you would be bayoneting

he/she/it would be bayoneting

we would be bayoneting

you would be bayoneting

they would be bayoneting

Conditional perfect

I would have bayonet

you would have bayonet

he/she/it would have bayonet

we would have bayonet

you would have bayonet

they would have bayonet

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bayoneting

you would have been bayoneting

he/she/it would have been bayoneting

we would have been bayoneting

you would have been bayoneting

they would have been bayoneting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bayonet
we let´s bayonet
you bayonet

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bayonet

Past participle

bayoneted

Present Participle

bayoneting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BAYONET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bayonet» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bayonet

blade · brand · cut · impale · knife · lacerate · lance · pierce · run through · slash · spear · stab · stick · sword · transfix · wound

TRANSLATION OF BAYONET

Find out the translation of bayonet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bayonet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bayonet» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 刺刀
• Translator English - Spanish: bayoneta
• English: bayonet
• Translator English - Hindi: संगीन
• Translator English - Arabic: حربة
• Translator English - Russian: штык
• Translator English - Portuguese: baioneta
• Translator English - Bengali: সঙ্গিন
• Translator English - French: baïonnette
• Translator English - Malay: Bayonet
• Translator English - German: Bajonett
• Translator English - Japanese: 銃剣
• Translator English - Korean: 총검
• Translator English - Javanese: Bayonet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dao găm
• Translator English - Tamil: ஈட்டி
• Translator English - Marathi: संगीन
• Translator English - Turkish: süngü
• Translator English - Italian: baionetta
• Translator English - Polish: bagnet
• Translator English - Ukrainian: багнет
• Translator English - Romanian: baionetă
• Translator English - Greek: ξιφολόγχη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bajonet
• Translator English - Swedish: bajonett
• Translator English - Norwegian: bajonett

6 QUOTES WITH «BAYONET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bayonet.

1

William Cobbett

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

2

Chuck Hagel

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

3

Alexander Lebedev

I don't believe in democracy by bayonet.

4

Thomas Francis Meagher

The glory of the old Irish nation, which in our hour will grow young and strong again. Should we fail, the country will not be worth more than it is now. The sword of famine is less sparing than the bayonet of the soldier.

5

Knute Nelson

But it is neither cannon nor bayonet that will do the worst damage to this city. No, this place will remember the war against our government just as long as there are inhabitants here.

6

Robert Charles Winthrop

Men, in a word, must necessarily be controlled, either by a power within them, or by a power without them; either by the word of God, or by the strong arm of man; either by the Bible, or by the bayonet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAYONET»

Discover the use of bayonet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bayonet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bayonet! Forward: my Civil War reminiscences

This collection contains chapters on the campaigns of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg, the White Oak Road, Five Forks, Appomattox, as well as Chamberlain's personal account of the surrender of the Confederate Army & the Grand Review ...

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1994

Bayonet Skies: Men of Valor

Special Forces veteran John F. Mullins delivers heart-pounding action under fire in his third Men of Valor novel. 1975: With the Vietnam War drawing to a close, Captain James Carmichael begins a new life far from the front lines, in Bad ...

John F. Mullins, 2006

Written with the Bayonet: Soviet Russian Poetry of World War Two

Focusing on a wide range of poetry written between 1941 and 1945, this work explores Soviet poets' response to World War II. It also traces the influence of Stalinist culture, and departures from literary conventions established in the pre ...

Katharine Hodgson, 1996

Shiny Bayonet

An historical account of the first combat operation of the Vietnam war of the men of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile), 10-14 October 1965.

Michael O. Gregory, 2005

Bayonet Fencing and Sword Practice

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.

Alfred Hutton, 2010

Broadax and Bayonet: The Role of the United States Army in ...

The basic concept of this book is to show the integral part of the American frontier experience that the Army was as it played important and varied roles in every phase of the frontier development from exploration to settlement.

Francis Paul Prucha, 1995

Incident at the Edge of Bayonet Woods: Poems

A debut collection of poems that reads like a murder mystery.

Paula Bohince, 2013

With Ballot and Bayonet: The Political Socialization of ...

Based on letters and diaries of more than a thousand soldiers, political scientist Joseph Allan Frank describes how political considerations were central to the development of the armies of the North and South--motivating soldiers, shaping ...

Joseph Allan Frank, 1998

Infantry, a Glint of the Bayonet

With reference to India.

V. K. Shrivastava, 2000

The Springfield 1903 Rifles: The Illustrated, Documented ...

The new rod bayonet of the Model 1903 rifle was short- livcd. Although many thousands were manufactured, another Board of Officers was appointed to reevaluate long and short barrels and the bayonet. Interestingly, it was t he President of ...

William S. Brophy, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAYONET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bayonet is used in the context of the following news items.

America's Enfield M1917 Rifle in .30-06

The 1917 Enfield would have a blade type bayonet designated the M1917 bayonet. The M1917 bayonet was very similar to the British Pattern ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»

Marine who survived Chosin fight in 1950 gets belated medal

“You didn't survive by digging in,” he said, explaining that the Chinese would bayonet sleeping troops in their foxholes. “You survived by ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»

Man, 33, dies after Sunday crash in Pasco

McKesson, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken to Bayonet Point Medical Center where he died. Subscribe to The Tampa Tribune. «TBO.com, Jul 15»

Hutchins graduates from basic combat training at Fort Jackson

... military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, ... «Spartanburg Herald Journal, Jul 15»

Ceremony closes The Moving Wall's visit to Charleston

First, after it was inspected, a military rifle was placed bayonet first onto the stand. Next came a set of dog tags, a medal, a helmet and boots and ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»

Sales manager for Rolls Royce Motor Cars Perth, Craig Padfield …

The engineer, whose first patent was for an improved bayonet lamp socket, teamed up with Charles Rolls in 1904. Rolls was the first at his ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»

Hu-Friedy expands Orthodontic Collection with new step pliers

Step pliers, also called detailing pliers or bayonet bending pliers, are best used extraorally on wire up to .022 in by 0.25 in (.53 mm by .64 mm). «Dentistry IQ, Jul 15»

Waterloo museum gears up for Vietnam exhibit, parade

"Maybe you can mention we're looking for a PolyTech AK-47 (rifle) with folding bayonet. Because those are hard to come by," Reuter said, only ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»

The e-QIP shutdown: Another big headache

After all, Washington is known for its short memory and tendency to bayonet the wounded. For companies, the question becomes what they can ... «Washington Technology, Jul 15»

Comment - The Grim Reaper knocks on Greece's door

They must be made to pay taxes – at bayonet point if necessary. A worsening economic situation may tempt the Greek armed forces to seize ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»