bayonet
Syllabification: (bay·o·net)
Pronunciation: /ˈbāənit, ˌbāəˈnet/
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[ with object]
Definition of bayonet
noun
verb ( bayonets, bayoneting, bayoneted)
Origin:
late 17th century (denoting a kind of short dagger): from French baïonnette, from Bayonne, the name of a town in southwestern France, where they were first made
Spelling rule
Do not double the final consonant when adding endings that begin with a vowel to a word that ends in a vowel plus a consonant, if the stress is not at the end of the word (as in target):
