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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Perched on

Hi

In prison there was a guard on the tower. When he saw that some prisoners down on the courtyard started to quarrel with each other he: stared down at them, his hands perched on the trigger guard of the AK.

I would say he had his fingers perched on the trigger guard not hands?

Or maybe I just don't understand something here?

By the way: Is there any difference between a tower walk and just a tower in prison?

For example the guy eyed the position of each tower walk.

I take it to mean he just had a look at the towers.
  

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Newguest Is there any difference between a tower walk and just a tower in prison? The tower walk is the space for walking, located near the top of the tower. Newguest For example the guy eyed the position of each tower walk.

  • Newguest Is there any difference between a tower walk and just a tower in prison?
  • The tower walk is the space for walking, located near the top of the tower.
  • Newguest For example the guy eyed the position of each tower walk.
  • In this context it does seem that "tower" and "tower walk" might be considered synonymous.
  • CJ
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NewguestIs there any difference between a tower walk and just a tower in prison?
The tower walk is the space for walking, located near the top of the tower.
NewguestFor example the guy eyed the position of each tower walk.

I take it to mean he just had a look at the towers.In this context it does seem that "tower" and "tower walk" mig

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Hi Calif.

Thanks for the answer.

I've just found that the word "perch" can mean "placed" or maybe "put".

So I understand that the guard put/placed his hands on the trigger guard of his gun.

However it still sounds strange to me. I think the trigger guard is too small to put both hands on it?

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