Waist-deep
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Waist-deep is an adjective meaning (of water etc) As deep as would reach to the waist (of a standing person).
Meaning
(of water etc) As deep as would reach to the waist (of a standing person).
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: waist-high
When the river broke through defenses near the city of Wuhan in Hopeh^([sic – meaning Hupeh]) Province, Peking Radio reported that 10,000 peasants with straw mats on their backs stood waist-deep in the water to form a human dike until their places could be filled with sandbags.
Synonyms for waist-deep
Depending on context, synonyms include waist-high.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waist-high, deepwater, deepe, downsteepy, duck-arsed, devex.
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