bay·o·net
ˈbā-ə-nət 
-ˌnet,
ˌbā-ə-ˈnet
: a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (such as a rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat
bayoneted also bayonetted; bayoneting also bayonetting
: to use a bayonet
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New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Security and prosperity proved strong enticements to accepting imperial rule, even if those benefits came at the point of a bayonet.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.
—Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020
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Noun
Mind you, the entire infantry kit in those days didn't go far beyond a rifle, bayonet, canteen, mess tins, and an entrenching tool balanced with the odd hand grenade.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Security and prosperity proved strong enticements to accepting imperial rule, even if those benefits came at the point of a bayonet.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Of the 300,000 Chinese slaughtered by the Japanese Imperial Army during a six-week period, most were civilians who were were bayoneted, machine-gunned and burned alive.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.
—Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020
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“Bayonet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bayonet. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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