waist-high

[ weyst-hahy ]

/ ˈweɪstˈhaɪ /

extending as high as the waist: a waist-high hedge.

Origin of waist-high

First recorded in 1590–1600

The expansive lot where Elaine Goldberg was strangled is comprised of waist-high weeds with a path cut through them.

The Kensington Avenue Strangler |Jeff Deeney |November 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
We came upon them both together, the mower lying on its side, red with rust, amid a stretch of waist-high grass.

The Mistress of Bonaventure |Harold Bindloss
The bush is shrubby, is generally about waist-high, and the stems bear small, hooked prickles.

On the Trail |Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard
Our trail led us at first through a natural meadow, overgrown with waist-high grass, and very spongy to the tread.

Little Rivers |Henry van Dyke

My seat was the biscuit block, a section of tree-trunk at least three feet across, and waist-high.

Dishes & Beverages of the Old South |Martha McCulloch Williams
Here was a waist-high bin, or storage box, with a hinged cover.

Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound |Alice B. Emerson