collarbone
(kɒləʳboʊn )
Word forms: collarbones regional note: in BRIT, also use collar bone
countable noun
Your collarbones are the two long bones which run from your throat to your shoulders.
Harold had a broken collarbone.
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fractured collarbone
Police said a passenger suffered a fractured collarbone.
The Sun (2016)
He ended up with loads of stitches and a fractured collarbone and jaw.
The Sun (2009)
The incident ended with the police car hitting the motorcycle, whose 15-year-old rider was taken to hospital with a fractured collarbone.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Translations:
Chinese: 锁骨
Japanese: 鎖骨