tourniquet

🇺🇸 /ˈtɜːrnəkət/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtʊənɪkeɪ/
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noun
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A band used to tightly squeeze a limb to stop bleeding.

To stop the bleeding, we had to use a tourniquet on his leg.

translation

n. A band used to tightly squeeze a limb to stop bleeding.

Word Forms

Plural tourniquets