rib cage

noun

: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them

Examples of rib cage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The liver, the body's largest internal organ, and the spleen are both under the rib cage. —Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 May 2026

The teacher, 53-year-old Rudolph Infante, is accused of touching the girl several times, kissing her and showing her a tattoo of two hearts on his rib cage — telling her one heart represented her and the other him, according to his arrest report. —Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

Engage your core and use your back and shoulder muscles to draw the weights up toward your rib cage. —Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 Apr. 2026

In non-pitcher injury news, Cora revealed that Triston Casas’ rib cage discomfort that flared up last week and caused him to be shut down from swinging was less severe than anticipated. —Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rib cage

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage
• pelage

Kids Definition

rib cage

noun

: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and their connecting parts

Medical Definition

rib cage

noun

: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them

called also thoracic cage