Bayonet (Noun)
Meaning
A knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The soldier fixed a bayonet to the end of his rifle as the enemy closed in.
- During World War I, soldiers used bayonets in intense close combat battles.
- She held up a rifle with a rusted bayonet, found in her grandfather's old trunk.
- Bayonets were no longer necessary for most soldiers as combat strategies shifted to longer-range attacks.
- Historic photographs show soldiers charging with rifles fixed with fearsome-looking bayonets.