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

… types who didn't wash and grew hair to their shoulder blades.

—Curtis W. Casewit

Examples of shoulder blade in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the exhale, press into your hands to move the space between your shoulder blades to the sky and round your back as your tailbone drops down. —Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 28 July 2024

The as-yet-unidentified soldier was hospitalized with a shoulder blade injury but was not in life-threatening condition, the Paris prosecutor's office said in a statement, according to The Associated Press. —Nancy Ing, NBC News, 16 July 2024

Retract your shoulder blades, drawing them into the center of your back without shrugging your shoulders. —Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024

This can mean that the pain in the back or between the shoulder blades is caused by those sensory nerves being activated. —Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024

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 that forms a joint with the humerus of the upper arm

called also scapula

Medical Definition

shoulder blade

noun

: scapula