The water is waist-deep.
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The water is waist-deep.
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Near-synonym: waist-high
Source: wiktionary
When the river broke through defenses near the city of Wuhan in Hopeh^([sic – meaning Hupeh]) Province, Peking Radio reported that 10,000 peasants with straw mats on their backs stood waist-deep in the water to form a human dike until their places could be filled with sandbags.
Source: wiktionary
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