collarbone

[ kol-er-bohn ]

/ ˈkɒl ərˌboʊn /

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noun

the clavicle.

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Origin of collarbone

First recorded in 1605–15; collar + bone

Words nearby collarbone

collapsar, collapse, collapse of communism, collapsible, collar, collarbone, collar button, collar cell, coll' arco, collard, collared dove

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How to use collarbone in a sentence

Then, in August 2018, I fell while trail running, broke my collarbone, and sustained a minor concussion.
We Need to Talk About Mental Health in the Mountains|Drew Petersen|June 30, 2021|Outside Online
Rotation of a collarbone and two ribs suggested that Mtoto’s upper body had originally been wrapped in a shroud.
A child’s 78,000-year-old grave marks Africa’s oldest known human burial|Bruce Bower|May 5, 2021|Science News
Little Foot’s collarbones were compared with those of humans, chimps, gorillas, orangutans and seven ancient hominids.
Little Foot’s shoulders hint at how a human-chimp common ancestor climbed|Bruce Bower|April 30, 2021|Science News
A little bit less of that since I broke my collarbone in judo, but I still hit the heavy bags.
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On the first day, a teammate had broken her wrist, and on the second day, another teammate’s collarbone suffered a similar fate.
How Biking Across America Formed an Unlikely Friendship|Raffi Joe Wartanian|October 8, 2020|Outside Online
Her moment of truth arrived a year ago when she saw a picture of herself from Christmas in which her collarbone was jutting out.
Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession|DailyBurn|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the process he has suffered several new injuries, including “a broken collarbone and two split helmets.”
North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis: Lawsuits for Me, Not for Thee|Ben Jacobs|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sleek, peanut-shell sized device slips on near the collarbone.
Lumo Lift Vibrates You Into Better Posture|Gregory Ferenstein|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But then, near the end of the first stage, he was involved in a crash and he broke his collarbone.
Lance Armstrong’s Teammate Tells All: ‘The Secret Race’ By Tyler Hamilton|The Daily Beast|September 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He continued to roll my shoulders back and massage the muscles just below my collarbone.
Does Sexercise Work?|Meghan Pleticha|May 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then with shoulder and collarbone pads, topped by a head guard, the costume was complete.
Bert Wilson on the Gridiron|J. W. Duffield
Your honour will have heard that King William has fallen from his horse, and broken his collarbone, and died.
A Jacobite Exile|G. A. Henty
He tore open the front of his shirt excitedly and bared his breast, and showed a livid bluish mark close beside the collarbone.
Lone Pine|R. B. (Richard Baxter) Townshend
Hesset was caught in the wreckage; broken arm and broken collarbone.
Detectives, Inc.|William Heyliger
My nose was pointed into the top of her head, and her face was right at my collarbone.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for collarbone

collarbone

/ (ˈkɒləˌbəʊn) /

noun

the nontechnical name for clavicle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for collarbone

collarbone

[ kŏl′ər-bōn′ ]

See clavicle.