anklebone

American  

[ang-kuhl-bohn] / ˈæŋ kəlˌboʊn /

noun

1. the talus.

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anklebone British  

/ ˈæŋkəlˌbəʊn /

noun

1. the nontechnical name for talus 1

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Etymology

Origin of anklebone

1350–1400; Middle English; ankle, bone ( def. )

Example Sentences

Watch out for the anklebone connected to the knee bone.

From Los Angeles Times

While the Army requires socks to cover anklebones, in the Navy, low-cut socks are allowed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Simon’s anklebones appear shiny at his pants’ hems.

From The New Yorker

The researchers also discovered that the rodentlike animal had mobile and flexible anklebones, suggesting that it was a fast runner that primarily lived on the ground.

From New York Times

Though it recurred later, after he returned to Canada, it was in a mild enough form that doctors could finally fuse together his anklebones.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• bone