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

While expressing cautious optimism that the injury isn't serious, Lovullo was taken aback when told by the media that Arenado described it as an intercostal issue, referring to the muscles between the rib cage. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

The muscles of your trunk are designed to work together to adjust tension so that your rib cage can move with your breath while your body bends, extends and rotates as needed. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Dicus said the 12-year veteran detective was shot just below the rib cage. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

That appearance comes from your breasts being lifted off the rib cage, which exposes your waist. — Jenny Berg, InStyle, 29 July 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