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 gilded piece also featured an intricate array of pendants held in place by strings of gold beads that wrapped around the singer’s rib cage. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Land on my side, with my hand in a fist between the rib cage and hard concrete. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

That’s in addition to lefty Andrew Nardi (rib cage stress reaction), who has been out since late May and isn’t expected back until September at the earliest. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

DeLauter sustained a right rib cage fracture/bruise when colliding with the right field wall. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 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