# tourniquet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtʊə.nɪ.keɪ/ · frequency rank #50,849

## Definitions
1. A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.
2. Any of several similar methods of clamping components into position.
3. A turnstile.

## Etymology
From French tourniquet, from tourner (“to turn”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tourniquet