verb
- past tense of bayonet; stabbed or attacked with a bayonet (a blade attached to the end of a rifle)
Usage: military; historical
Examples
- The soldier bayoneted the enemy during the charge.
- Historical accounts describe how troops bayoneted their opponents in close combat.
- The wounded man claimed he had been bayoneted in the leg.
- During the Civil War, many soldiers were bayoneted in hand-to-hand fighting.
- The museum display showed how soldiers bayoneted straw dummies during training.
- Reports indicated that several prisoners had been bayoneted by the guards.