waist-high

adjective

: reaching as high as a person's waist
waist-high corn

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Carter has to hide behind pieces of waist-high cover and move around Simms, who patrols the corridors of the ship, to try and make it to his destination. Echo Apsey, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025 When the jury returned its verdict, handing Mayers a resounding victory in his criminal case, the rapper and actor dove over a waist-high courtroom barrier to embrace Rihanna, who was seated in the front row. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 While the cause of the fire remains under investigation, Sylvia said that firefighters arrived at the scene to find a tractor mowing knee-to-waist-high dry grass in the open fields. Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025 According to a press release from the KCK Fire Department, apartments flooded with waist-high water, and a natural gas leak created a compound in the air that nearly exploded. Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waist-high

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“Waist-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waist-high. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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