tourniquet definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: bandage that ... blood from an artery by applying pressure [syn: compression bandage, tourniquet] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French, turnstile, tourniquet, from tourner to turn, from Old French — more at turn ... mail, TUNICLE, infl. by tourner TURN Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tourniquet Tour"ni*quet, n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.] (Surg ... screw or other means. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (tourniquets) A tourniquet is a strip of cloth that is tied tightly round ...