sword bayonet


noun
  1. a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.

Origin of sword bayonet

1
First recorded in 1835–45

Words Nearby sword bayonet

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How to use sword bayonet in a sentence

  • Men rushed into the firing line at Przasnysz with a sword bayonet in one hand and two bombs in the other.

  • Each company had simply to fight its way through with the sword-bayonet.

    Ladysmith | H. W. Nevinson
  • However, I led the way, holding my candle high, and keeping the sword bayonet very handy.

    Carnacki, The Ghost Finder | William Hope Hodgson
  • I had the sword bayonet I have told you about; and when the landlord got back, we sat talking in my study until nearly midnight.

    Carnacki, The Ghost Finder | William Hope Hodgson
  • After a brief inspection, he entered the shop, and shortly reappeared carrying a long sword-bayonet and an old Chassepôt rifle.

    John Thorndyke's Cases | R. Austin Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for sword bayonet

sword bayonet

noun
  1. a bayonet with a swordlike blade and hilt, capable of use as a sword

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