a blade that can be attached to the muzzle of a rifle for stabbing in close combat
2.
a type of fastening in which a cylindrical member is inserted into a socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
verbWord forms: -nets, -neting, -neted, -nets, -netting or -netted
3. (transitive)
to stab or kill with a bayonet
Word origin
C17: from French baïonnette, from Bayonne where it originated