bayonet socket — Bayonet Bay o*net, n. [F. bayonnette, ba[ i]onnette; so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bayonet socket — A socket for receiving a bayonet cap. It has two slots on either side (usually J shaped) to accommodate the bulb s pins … Dictionary of automotive terms
bayonet socket — a cylindrical socket having one or more L shaped slots, the longer side parallel and the shorter side perpendicular to the axis of the socket, along which a knoblike projection on the object slides in such a way that a twist of the object when… … Useful english dictionary
Bayonet — Bay o*net, n. [F. bayonnette, ba[ i]onnette; so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bayonet clutch — Bayonet Bay o*net, n. [F. bayonnette, ba[ i]onnette; so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bayonet joint — Bayonet Bay o*net, n. [F. bayonnette, ba[ i]onnette; so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bayonet mount — Bayonet Bay o*net, n. [F. bayonnette, ba[ i]onnette; so called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bayonet — For other uses, see Bayonet (disambiguation). American soldiers bayonet training in Texas during the Border War. A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a knife, dagger, sword, or spike shaped weapon designed to fit in, on, over or underneath the… … Wikipedia
bayonet — /bay euh nit, net , bay euh net /, n., v., bayoneted or bayonetted, bayoneting or bayonetting. n. 1. a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand to hand combat. 2. a pin… … Universalium
socket — [1] A hollow part or piece adapted or contrived to receive and hold something. [2] As a tool, it is usually barrel shaped with one open end to fit over a nut or bolt and the other open end with a female square drive to accept a drive tool (i.e.,… … Dictionary of automotive terms