trigger mechanism
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The court also heard Love's DNA was found on a drill which was believed to be the trigger mechanism for the device.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
In the filing, Morrissey said they were awaiting results of an additional analysis of the gun and its broken sear, a part of the trigger mechanism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
“There was no trigger mechanism, the guy was obviously a nut. Bombs have triggering mechanisms, hoaxes have pipes without triggering mechanisms.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2018
It’s a trigger mechanism: as soon as he says it, the chants begin.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2018
The Chief examined it gingerly after I had locked the trigger mechanism.
From In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians by Lange, Algot
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