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trigger guard

trigger guard noun: a thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge.

Noun

trigger guard (plural trigger guards)

  1. A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge.

Forms of trigger guard

pluraltrigger guards

Questions about trigger guard

What does trigger guard mean?
Trigger guard means a thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge.
What part of speech is trigger guard?
Trigger guard is a noun.
What is the plural of trigger guard?
The plural of trigger guard is trigger guards.

Words near trigger guard in the dictionary

  1. trigger
  2. trigger finger
  3. trigger fingers
  4. trigger flower
  5. trigger flowers
  6. trigger guard
  7. trigger guards
  8. trigger happy
  9. trigger law
  10. trigger laws
  11. trigger man

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