Waist-high
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Waist-high is an adjective meaning As high as would reach to the waist (of a standing person).
Meaning
As high as would reach to the waist (of a standing person).
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for waist-high
Depending on context, synonyms include waist-deep.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waist-deep, chest-high, high, highreaching, full-length, tall.
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