What does waist-high mean?
Waist-high means As high as would reach to the waist (of a standing person)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
As high as would reach to the waist (of a standing person)..
Near-synonym: waist-deep
Though this arrangement was a vast improvement on what had gone before, the engine crew were still very conscious of a side wind round their legs, and it was not until 1892 that R. J. Billinton rectified this, when he built his "D3" Class 0-4-4 bogie tank engines Nos. 363-398, and provided them with waist-high close-fitting cab doors.
Use waist-high when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Waist-high means As high as would reach to the waist (of a standing person)..
Common synonyms include waist-deep.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: waist-deep
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