collarbone

[kol-er-bohn]

noun

1. the clavicle.

collarbone

/ ˈkɒləˌbəʊn /

noun

1. the nontechnical name for clavicle

collarbone

1. See clavicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of collarbone¹

First recorded in 1605–15; collar + bone

Example Sentences

Starter Shawn Sanders went down in the first game after breaking his collarbone.

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He shows us X-rays of someone who has broken their collarbone.

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One plunges a big sword downward near the collarbone of the other, who fruitlessly twists his body behind a massive shield, while a third fighter lays already vanquished, sprawling dramatically at their feet.

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He sustained multiple serious injuries, according to the complaint filed in California’s Central District federal court on Aug. 25, including a fractured jaw, a punctured lung and a bruised collarbone.

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He suffered nine broken ribs and a collapsed lung and fractured his pelvis and collarbone.

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