T-bone

American  

[tee-bohn] / ˈtiˌboʊn /

noun

1. a T-bone steak, a choice piece of beef with a conspicuous T -shaped bone.

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verb (used with object)

T-boned, T-boning

1. Informal to crash into the side of (a motor vehicle).

   The driver of the SUV drove through a red light and T-boned a city bus.

Etymology

Origin of T-bone

From the shape of the letter T + bone ( def. ); T-bone def. 1 was first recorded in 1930–35; T-bone def. 2 in 1965–70.

Compare meaning

How does t-bone compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• T-bone vs. porterhouse

Example Sentences

“There was a complete T-bone and then those two cars hit me and then swerved off to the side.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

A family ordered T-bone steaks and double pudding portions then left without paying their £329 restaurant bill, it has been claimed.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2024

Ta’Kiya Young treated her two little boys like kings, dressing them sharply, letting them have too many sweets, cooking them big gourmet meals of T-bone steak with broccoli, cheese and rice.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Try this braai sout, a fragrant dry rub from South Africa, on a juicy T-bone steak.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

There was a tradition back then of serving every Marine a T-bone steak, eggs and biscuits with lots of gravy, and as much coffee as he could drink before getting onto his landing craft.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac