Hair Trigger (Noun)
Meaning
A gun trigger that responds with little pressure.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The new pistol was equipped with a hair-trigger mechanism, making it highly sensitive to the slightest touch.
- After modifying the rifle's trigger, it had become a hair-trigger, capable of firing with minimal pressure applied.
- His fingers trembled slightly as he carefully grasped the old revolver, whose hair-trigger had become notorious among local collectors.
- Gunsmiths worked tirelessly to craft the custom firearm's hair-trigger mechanism, seeking to reduce its firing resistance to almost zero.
- During target practice, one shooter preferred the crisp response of the competition rifle's hair-trigger, citing it as an essential advantage in rapid-fire events.