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Safety catch   /sˈeɪfti kætʃ/   Listen
Safety catch

noun
1.
Guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired.  Synonym: safety lock.





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"Safety catch" Quotes from Famous Books



... a click as the safety catch on the man's rifle lock was thrown off and the weapon made ready to discharge. The Major was watching the nervous hand that rested none too steadily on the trigger stop. He stepped to one side, but the muzzle of ...
— "And they thought we wouldn't fight" • Floyd Gibbons


Words linked to "Safety catch" :   safety device, safety, gun, guard


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