sword bayonet
a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
Origin of sword bayonet
1Words Nearby sword bayonet
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
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.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) | James Edward ParrottEach company had simply to fight its way through with the sword-bayonet.
Ladysmith | H. W. NevinsonHowever, I led the way, holding my candle high, and keeping the sword bayonet very handy.
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder | William Hope HodgsonI 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 HodgsonAfter 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
a bayonet with a swordlike blade and hilt, capable of use as a sword
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse