rib cage

noun

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

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Neither matters all that much, nor is any kind of rationale necessary to fall sway to director Oliver Laxe’s deliriously cool survival story, gassed by a pedal-to-the-metal need for speed and pounding EDM music which, if played at the proper volume, should rattle your rib cage. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025 During mobility work: Use your breathing to move your rib cage in ways that support better posture, positioning and rotation. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 Photos depict a heartbreaking sight, with Hector’s rib cage protruding through his weakened body as red blotches line his ivory and brown coat. Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025 The 25-year-old Casas missed 98 games last season after tearing cartilage in his rib cage on a swing that April. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rib cage

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rib cage was in 1883

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“Rib cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20cage. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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

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