waist-deep

[weyst-deep]

adjective

1. being at or rising to the level of the waist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waist-deep¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

Many parts of the city remain inundated in waist-deep water, with videos showing residents swimming through waterlogged roads as garbage gushed out from clogged sewers.

From BBC

Just before sunrise, last Friday, we encountered a group of perhaps 80 people gathered in calm, waist-deep water, off a beach near the village of Wissant, south of Calais.

From BBC

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said a crew helped an elderly woman to safety with waist-deep water in ground-floor properties.

From BBC

Videos shows cars and houses submerged, and people wading through waist-deep water.

From BBC

In the last two decades, he has been robbed on public transit, waded through the street in waist-deep floods and spent endless hours stuck in traffic.

From Los Angeles Times