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trigger guard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pontet — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • Dutch: trekkerbeugel — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • French: pontet — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • German: Abzugsbügel — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • Irish: garda truicir — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • Irish: sciath truicir — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • Italian: guardamano — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • Romanian: garda trăgaciului — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • Russian: спускова́я скоба́ (spuskovája skobá) — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • Swedish: varbygel — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
  • Ottoman Turkish: كوپری (köprü) — A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge