Hidden explosives activator

• Booby trap feature
• Trap trigger
• Stumble, with anger — over this?
• Alarm trigger of a sort
• Trigger for booby trap

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tripwire is a 1989 American film directed by James Lemmo . It is an action/adventure movie about a terrorist and government secret agent personal vendetta that began when a train hijacking goes badly awry and the terrorist's son is accidentally killed. ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Another edges his way towards him ... picking through mines and tripwires. ▪ At first they were detonated by cables or tripwires. ▪ Booby traps were usually small and frequently made out of a grenade, with a simple tripwire attached. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine. 2 Any means of detecting intruders.