nosebleed

American  

[nohz-bleed] / ˈnoʊzˌblid /

noun

1. bleeding bleed from the nose.

2. red trillium.

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nosebleed British  

/ ˈnəʊzˌbliːd /

noun

1. Technical name: epistaxis.  bleeding from the nose, as the result of injury, etc

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Etymology

Origin of nosebleed

1400–50 as plant name; 1850–55 nosebleed for def. 1; late Middle English; nose, bleed

Example Sentences

NBC’s camera lingering too long on some guy in the nosebleeds wearing a Cleveland Browns jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tien broke immediately to signal his intent, but his momentum was interrupted when he needed treatment for a nosebleed.

From Barron's

But the next time it was on the lunch menu, Charlie was stuck in the nurse’s room with a nosebleed and didn’t get to try it.

From Literature

That has already reached nosebleed levels but isn’t yet showing any signs of slumping.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 300 miles east, construction teams etching another airstrip into the mountains battled icy winds, dizziness and nosebleeds, and relied on oxygen cylinders.

From The Wall Street Journal