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
“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
It is then ready for a barrel, trigger mechanism, stock and upper receiver to be attached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2018
There was a click as the trigger mechanism locked the bowstring in place p. 73 and at the same time a concealed spring arrangement shoved an arrow into place against the string.
From Space Prison by Tom Godwin
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