outbleed

plural outbleeds

1. The bleeding or release of air from a system.

   The mass flow m is constant along the duct, that is no mass flow inbleed or outbleed occurs;

   1956, Rudolf Hermann, Supersonic inlet diffusers and introduction to internal aerodynamics, page 34

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   With shrouding to prevent this outbleed, thrusts 5 to 10 percent less than those of the unperforated nozzle were obtained.

   1953, Eli Reshotko, Preliminary Investigation of a Perforated Axially Symmetric nozzle for varying nozzle pressure ratios

   Control of the moisture within the tunnel circuit is maintained with the dry-air inbleed and outbleed system (described in ref. 9) in conjunction with a water-injection system.

   1985, NASA Technical Memorandum - Issues 86378-86405, page 4

present singular third person outbleeds · participle present outbleeding · participle past outbled · past outbled

1. transitiveTo bleed more than; to lose more blood than.

   And there is enough gore to outbleed “Ben-Hur.”

   1963, Show: The Magazine of the Performing Arts - Volume 3, Part 2, page 28

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   But my heart is bigger than your heart, And I will outbleed you.

   1987, Douglas A. McIntyre, Karen S. Hull, The Harvard advocate anniversary anthology, page 319

   Though one autumn morning poppies may suddenly flare out in full bloom, their skirts outrageously seeming to outbleed a maimed human being

   1989, Books - Volumes 3-4, page 52

   Now he realizes that he has more blood than she does, and can probably outbleed her, but he's about to faint even, before cutting himself, and he decides to forfeit, and she wins. Never get into a bleeding contest with a suicidal girl!

   2014, Piers Anthony, Letters to Jenny

2. figurativelytransitiveTo win (a battle) by being willing to accept more casualties or injuries.

   The conflict in Europe must inevitably show that the standard of justice is not established by the power of one nation to outbleed another.

   1915, Fordham College Monthly - Volume 34, page 21

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   Warren had tried to act rationally and humanely under a general whose main strategy was to bludgeon his opponent to death, to outbleed him.

   2019, S. C. Gwynne, Hymns of the Republic, page 60