collarbone
nounUK /ˈkɒl.ə.bəʊn/
US /ˈkɑː.lɚ.boʊn/
The collarbone is the long bone at the top of your chest that connects your shoulder to your neck.
She broke her collarbone when she fell off her bike.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A bone in birds that is fused to form the wishbone.
The bird's collarbone helps it fly.
3. A cut of meat from the shoulder area of an animal.
He roasted a collarbone of pork for dinner.
4. In anatomy, the clavicle as a key landmark for measuring body proportions.
The doctor measured from the collarbone to the wrist.