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n. (plural of safety catch English)
Usage examples of "safety catches".
He picked up two of the guns that Henriques had piled on the bonnet of the Humber, checked that the safety catches of both were off.
The two soldiers she had carry the weapons stand back, their own rifles ready safety catches off, I note.
He'd scuttled over to the heap of rifles and started putting the safety catches on, trying to look as if he'd had nothing to do with shooting the bullets off.
Then he realized the cords had safety catches: you had to pull the guns sideways, not out.
The two metallic clicks seemed unnaturally loud as they eased forward the safety catches of their Schmeisser machine-pistols.
It was only by the grace of God no shots were fired, and also owing to the fact that the soldiers preferred to use their guns as clubs rather than search for complicated mechanisms like triggers and safety catches.
That grenade ring had a full-scale failsafe on it, not to mention a couple of safety catches to prevent it going off if Massha caught the bezel on something.
At the heart of the storm, Hemmings stumbled, swiftly fastening the safety catches of his spacesuit.
Nive raised a hand and I heard the safety catches on blasters behind me being slipped off.
Two had cocked crossbows in their hands, but did not bother to aim or release the safety catches, while a third dropped his hand to the hilt of his sword.