chest-high

adjective

Reaching up to a person's chest.

Meanings

adjectivechest-high (not comparable)
  1. not comparableReaching up to a person's chest.

    The Milky Way is overhead on November 2 2015, while chest-high ground mist rolls in to give the shot an ethereal feel.

    2020 July 1, “Feature Pictorial: Ribblehead Viaduct under starlight”, in Rail, page 71, photo caption

    Synonyms: letter-high

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveReaching up to a person's chest.

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Chicago

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