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Meaning of Bayonet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈbeɪənɪt

Definitions

  1. A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
  2. A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.

Equivalents

العربية الحربة حربة زغاية سونكي
Azərbaycanca süngü
Български байонет щик
Català baioneta
Čeština bajonet bodák bodlo
Cymraeg bidog
Dansk bajonet
Esperanto bajoneto
Español bayoneta
فارسی سرنیزه
Français baïonnette
עברית כידון רובה
हिन्दी संगीन
Magyar bajonett szurony
Հայերեն սվին
Bahasa Indonesia bayonet sangkur
Íslenska byssustingur
Italiano baionetta
ქართული ხიშტი
Қазақша найза сүңгі
한국어 총검
Kurdî pên pen pîn pin pistîn pistîn
Кыргызча найза
Lietuvių durtuvas
Македонски бајонет
Nederlands bajonet pen pin
Polski bagnet bagnetowy
Português baioneta
Română baionetă
Русский багине́т штык
Slovenčina bajonet
Slovenščina bajonet
Svenska bajonett
Kiswahili singe
Tagalog bayoneta
Türkçe kasatura süngü
Українська багнет
Tiếng Việt lưỡi lê

Examples

“Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.”
““Well, the proper way to kill a man with a bayonet is this: First you thrust it in under the ribs—here.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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