Wiktionary
n. A variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions of the gripping faces, used to reach into narrow spaces.
WordNet
n. small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work
Usage examples of "needlenose pliers".
Mike left freeze, reached up with a pair of needlenose pliers and began untwisting the screws holding the grating above him.
Four pens, four pencils, a black magic marker, a plastic freezer bag containing six folded empty plastic freezer bags, a brush, a comb, a cosmetic case containing a lipstick and two tampons, seven marbles in a cotton bag, a set of lock picks in a leather folder, a magnifying glass in a protective case, three notebooks half full, one notebook empty, a package of tissues, a package of condoms, a package of birth control pills, a screwdriver, a Swiss Army knife, a fish-shaped water pistol, cotton swabs, tweezers, a pair of needlenose pliers, a pair of wrapped surgical gloves, a small bottle of ethyl alcohol, a high-powered flashlight with four extra batteries, two u-shaped nails, $12.
They've stopped in front of the largest display of needlenose pliers Randy has ever seen.
After that it was a long delicate series of probes with an inductance pick-up, a tool like long needlenose pliers or forceps with a small split ring at the tip, which could be made to surround one wire or a pair at a time.
It was enough to give Artemis some purchase with needlenose pliers, and he soon had the locator's panel disassembled before him.
I drew my tools from my pocket, selected a small pair of needlenose pliers of the finest German steel, and extracted the broken-off bit of key from where it was lodged.