trigger guard

Meanings

nountrigger guard (plural trigger guards)

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

Catalan pontet

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

Dutch trekkerbeugel

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

French pontet

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

German Abzugsbügel

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

Irish garda truicir, sciath truicir

garda truicirA thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge
sciath truicirA thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge

Italian guardamano

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

Romanian garda trăgaciului

garda trăgaciuluiA thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge

Russian спускова́я скоба́

спускова́я скоба́ (spuskovája skobá)A thin loop surrounding the trigger of a weapon to keep it from accidental discharge

Swedish varbygel

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

Cite this entry

APA

trigger guard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigger%20guard

MLA

“trigger guard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigger%20guard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trigger guard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigger%20guard.