holster

noun

hol·ster ˈhōl-stər

: a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle

broadly : a case for carrying a usually small item on the person

a knife holster

a heart monitor carried in a hip holster

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Investigators said the couple had been arguing in August 2023, and Ferguson, who had been drinking, retrieved a pistol from an ankle holster and shot her in the chest. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 They’re typically used in close-up shots; in the fatal scene, Baldwin was meant to whip the gun out of his armpit holster and point it at the camera. —

Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 July 2024 Only one person answered the door with a gun in a holster. —

Graham Averill, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024 The driver then got out of the truck and walked toward the front of the car, pulled a handgun from his holster and pointed it toward the boys. —

Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for holster