waist deep's Usage Examples:

deposited by a vigorously flowing stream, probably between ankle and waist deep.

deposited by a "vigorously" flowing stream, probably between ankle and waist deep.

These are brackish waters mixed of salt and fresh water; waist deep with a soft bottom sand/grass.

This led to the beck being swollen from what is normally a trickle to waist deep water.

Done mostly vertically and without swimming typically in waist deep or deeper water, it is a type of resistance training.

Synonyms:

region; trunk; body; area; torso; waistline; wasp waist;

Antonyms:

thin; unbreakableness; breakableness; solidity; softness;