I. ˈbā-ə-nət, -ˌnet, ˌbā-ə-ˈnet noun
Etymology: French baïonnette, from Bayonne, France
Date: 1689
: a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (as a rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat
II. verb
( -net·ed also -net·ted ; -net·ing also -net·ting )
Date: 1781
transitive verb
1. : to stab with a bayonet
2. : to compel or drive by or as if by the bayonet
intransitive verb
: to use a bayonet