torniquete

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torniquete

/tuɾ.ni.ˈke.tɨ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do francês tourniquet⁽ᶠʳ⁾.

noun

cruz móvel colocada horizontalmente sobre um eixo numa ruma, ou numa entrada, para não deixar passar senão uma pessoa de cada vez
:
dispositivo para comprimir as artérias
garrote

Similar: catraca

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: catraca

In English

tourniquet a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding
turnstile rotating mechanical device

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"torniquete." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/torniquete. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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torniquete. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/torniquete

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"torniquete." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/torniquete.

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@misc{torniquete_2026,
  title = {torniquete},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/torniquete},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}