I. bay ‧ o ‧ net 1 /ˈbeɪənət, ˈbeɪənɪt, -net/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: baïonnette , from Bayonne city in southwest France where it was first made ]
a long knife that is fixed to the end of a ↑ rifle (=long gun)
II. bayonet 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to push the point of a bayonet into someone