bayonet

Everyday

1. A bayonet is a sharp steel blade that fits on the end of a rifle for close fighting. tree →
2. To bayonet someone is to stab them with a bayonet. tree →

In the lessons

in old wars, a soldier's blade; in tales, a hedge of sharp points that keeps people out

Examples

• The soldier fixed his bayonet to the rifle. tree →
• The guards stood at the gate with bayonets. tree →
• The hedge was made of bayonets, sharp as knives. tree →
• He was bayoneted in the battle. tree →

Note

nothing for maths