bayonet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
  2. verb stab or kill someone with a bayonet

Etymology

From French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.

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