n.
Pronunciation: ' b ā - ə -n ə t, - ˌ net, ˌ b ā - ə - ' net
Function: 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
n.
Pronunciation: ' b ā - ə -n ə t, - ˌ net, ˌ b ā - ə - ' net
Function: 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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012