bayoneting
The act of stabbing with a bayonet — the blade fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for close-quarters combat.
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The act of stabbing with a bayonet — the blade fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for close-quarters combat. As a noun, a bayoneting describes a specific incident of being stabbed with a bayonet. Used in military history, journalism, and discussions of wartime violence. Also occasionally used metaphorically for a vicious attack.
The battlefield accounts described multiple instances of bayoneting in the final assault.
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A stabbing with a bayonet.
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