rib cage
noun
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web As Thorne crossed the first-down marker and started to slide, WMU’s Dalton Bussell dove in and cracked him in the right side of his rib cage. 
Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 Garcia turned up the action in the fourth, landing a perfect left hook to Fortuna’s rib cage. Jose Quintero, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 Exactly where the cutouts are on a dress varies from piece to piece; the dress might feature larger cutouts in the rib cage and midriff or cutouts on the side that show off your back a bit. Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2022 Heated seats are another benefit of the Premium Package, with the passenger cocooned in sound via the speakers positioned at either side of one’s rib cage. Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 12 July 2022 For microtia patients today, surgeons often carve into a child’s rib cage to shave off cartilage and then construct an ear. Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 June 2022 Make a fist and push firmly forward behind the dog’s rib cage. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022 Double Up Philip Friedman Squeeze your shoulder blades and row both bells toward your rib cage. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 15 July 2022 Fritz, a thunderous server who also can pound his groundstrokes, upset Nadal to win the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., in March in a match Fritz played with an injured ankle and Nadal played with a stress fracture in his rib cage. New York Times, 6 July 2022 See More
Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 Garcia turned up the action in the fourth, landing a perfect left hook to Fortuna’s rib cage. Jose Quintero, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 Exactly where the cutouts are on a dress varies from piece to piece; the dress might feature larger cutouts in the rib cage and midriff or cutouts on the side that show off your back a bit. Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2022 Heated seats are another benefit of the Premium Package, with the passenger cocooned in sound via the speakers positioned at either side of one’s rib cage. Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 12 July 2022 For microtia patients today, surgeons often carve into a child’s rib cage to shave off cartilage and then construct an ear. Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 June 2022 Make a fist and push firmly forward behind the dog’s rib cage. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022 Double Up Philip Friedman Squeeze your shoulder blades and row both bells toward your rib cage. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 15 July 2022 Fritz, a thunderous server who also can pound his groundstrokes, upset Nadal to win the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., in March in a match Fritz played with an injured ankle and Nadal played with a stress fracture in his rib cage. New York Times, 6 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
rib cage
noun
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting of the ribs and their connecting parts
Medical Definition
rib cage
noun
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
called also thoracic cage