shoulder blade
noun
plural shoulder blades
: either of a pair of large, flat, triangular-shaped bones that lie above the rib cage on either side of the upper back : scapula
a fractured shoulder blade
He has a wing-shaped tribal tattoo between his shoulder blades.
Cliff Mehrtens
Cliff Mehrtens… types who didn't wash and grew hair to their shoulder blades. Curtis W. Casewit
Curtis W. Casewit
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Shimmy your torso so that your left glute, left shoulder blade, and spine are all off the bench. Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 27 May 2022 One round struck Noah in the shoulder blade, carving a 10-inch gash through his back before popping out and spraying his right arm with shrapnel. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 DeGrom has a stress reaction in his right shoulder blade and has not begun throwing off a mound. New York Times, 19 May 2022 Varsho appeared to be struck on the right shoulder blade during his first inning at-bat against Dodgers right-hander Ryan Pepiot. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2022 Gov’t Mule was scheduled to play in Mobile on April 27 and Tuscaloosa on April 30, but the band’s spring tour was postponed after Haynes fractured his shoulder blade while on vacation in Costa Rica. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 23 Apr. 2022 Why This exercise focuses on strengthening the muscles around the shoulder blade or the scapula by targeting the lower traps and improving their ability to keep the shoulders down and back. Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020 Her arms encircle his neck, and her bandaged left hand rests on his shoulder blade. Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 Come up onto your elbow and draw the shoulder blade back and down along your ribcage for support. Jay Dicharry, Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2020 See More
Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 27 May 2022 One round struck Noah in the shoulder blade, carving a 10-inch gash through his back before popping out and spraying his right arm with shrapnel. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 DeGrom has a stress reaction in his right shoulder blade and has not begun throwing off a mound. New York Times, 19 May 2022 Varsho appeared to be struck on the right shoulder blade during his first inning at-bat against Dodgers right-hander Ryan Pepiot. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2022 Gov’t Mule was scheduled to play in Mobile on April 27 and Tuscaloosa on April 30, but the band’s spring tour was postponed after Haynes fractured his shoulder blade while on vacation in Costa Rica. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 23 Apr. 2022 Why This exercise focuses on strengthening the muscles around the shoulder blade or the scapula by targeting the lower traps and improving their ability to keep the shoulders down and back. Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020 Her arms encircle his neck, and her bandaged left hand rests on his shoulder blade. Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 Come up onto your elbow and draw the shoulder blade back and down along your ribcage for support. Jay Dicharry, Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
shoulder blade
noun
: the flat triangular bone of the back of the shoulder
Medical Definition
shoulder blade
noun
: scapula