Linguistic Impact
The push-twist motion of fastening the older type of bayonet has given name to:
- The "bayonet mount" used for various types of quick fastenings, such as camera lenses.
- Several connectors and contacts including the bayonet-fitting light bulb that is common in the UK (as opposed to the continental European screw-fitting type).
- The BNC ("Bayonet Neill-Concelman") RF connector.
- One type of connector in for foil and sabre weapons used in modern fencing competitions is referred to as a "bayonet" connector.
In chess, an aggressive variation of the King's Indian Defence is known as the 'Bayonet Attack'.
The bayonet has become a symbol of military power. The term "at the point of a bayonet" refers to using military force or action to accomplish, maintain, or defend something (cf. Bayonet Constitution). Undertaking a task 'with fixed bayonets' has this connotation of no room for compromise and is a phrase used particularly in politics.
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