: a small steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and a small piece of tenderloin
also
: this bone see beef illustration
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Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
The diverging diamond design eliminates some of those conflicts, lowering the risk of side impact or T-bone crashes, which tend to be especially deadly.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 28 May 2024
In particular, an unusual number of rear-impact and T-bone collisions occurred there.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
In particular, an unusual number of rear-impact and T-bone collisions have occurred there.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
In particular, there have been an unusual number of rear-impact and T-bone collisions there.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
Sure, the meat is what’s for dinner—or lunch—but no one expects guests to tuck into a T-bone while standing.
—Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 11 Sep. 2023
The white Racine bus continues driving straight and T-bones the side of the school bus, which is promptly pushed over and rolls onto its side.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
The shape of the island summarizes the controversy, Van Daele likes to say—a T-bone steak to ranchers and a teardrop to bird biologists and Indigenous people who once claimed the island.
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
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Noun
But what’s the difference between a porterhouse and a T-bone?
—Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
The diverging diamond design eliminates some of those conflicts, lowering the risk of side impact or T-bone crashes, which tend to be especially deadly.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 28 May 2024
In particular, an unusual number of rear-impact and T-bone collisions occurred there.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
In particular, an unusual number of rear-impact and T-bone collisions have occurred there.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
In particular, there have been an unusual number of rear-impact and T-bone collisions there.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
Sure, the meat is what’s for dinner—or lunch—but no one expects guests to tuck into a T-bone while standing.
—Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 11 Sep. 2023
The white Racine bus continues driving straight and T-bones the side of the school bus, which is promptly pushed over and rolls onto its side.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
The shape of the island summarizes the controversy, Van Daele likes to say—a T-bone steak to ranchers and a teardrop to bird biologists and Indigenous people who once claimed the island.
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
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“T-bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-bone. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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