fingerguard

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noun

Any device or mechanism designed to prevent the fingers becoming trapped or injured, as in a closing door or a machine.

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Meanings

nounfingerguard (plural fingerguards)

plural fingerguards · alternative finger guard

  1. Any device or mechanism designed to prevent the fingers becoming trapped or injured, as in a closing door or a machine.

Origin

From finger + guard.

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APA

fingerguard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerguard

MLA

“fingerguard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerguard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fingerguard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerguard.

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