trigger lever

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• Lever-action — is a type of firearm action which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area (often including the trigger guard itself) to load fresh cartridges into the chamber of the barrel when the lever is worked. One of the most famous lever action… …   Wikipedia

• trigger — [trig′ər] n. [earlier tricker < Du trekker < trekken, to draw, pull: see TREK] 1. a small lever or part which when pulled or pressed releases a catch, spring, etc. 2. in firearms, a small lever pressed back by the finger to activate the… …   English World dictionary

• Trigger — Trig ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trigger fish — Trigger Trig ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trigger (firearms) — For other uses, see Trigger (disambiguation). Trigger mechanism in a bolt action rifle. A trigger is a mechanism that actuates the firing sequence of a firearm. Triggers almost universally consist of levers or buttons actuated by the index finger …   Wikipedia

• trigger — I. noun Etymology: alteration of earlier tricker, from Dutch trekker, from Middle Dutch trecker one that pulls, from trecken to pull more at trek Date: 1621 1. a. a piece (as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trigger — [[t]trɪ̱gə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ triggers, triggering, triggered 1) N COUNT The trigger of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger. 2) N COUNT: oft N n The trigger of a bomb is the device which… …   English dictionary

• trigger — /trig euhr/, n. 1. a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon. 2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 3. anything, as… …   Universalium

• trigger — trig•ger [[t]ˈtrɪg ər[/t]] n. 1) a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon 2) a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• trigger — /ˈtrɪgə / (say triguh) noun 1. (in firearms) a small projecting tongue which when pressed by the finger liberates the mechanism and discharges the weapon. 2. a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 3.… …  

• lever action — noun a type of firearm action which uses a lever located around the trigger guard area, to load fresh cartridges into the chamber when the lever is worked …   Wiktionary