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breastheight

breastheight noun: the typical height above ground of an adult's breast, used as a reference height for measuring the diameters of trees.

Noun

breastheight (uncountable)

  1. The typical height above ground of an adult's breast, used as a reference height for measuring the diameters of trees.
    • Age class 60, Site III, has […] 630 trees 12 inches or more in diameter at breastheight.1949, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin (issue 201, page 38)
    • When there is a bulge or other normal swelling at breastheight, the measurement should be taken just above and not below the obstructions.1910, Henry Solon Graves, The Woodsman's Handbook, page 76

Origin of breastheight

breast + height

Questions about breastheight

What does breastheight mean?
Breastheight means the typical height above ground of an adult's breast, used as a reference height for measuring the diameters of trees.
What part of speech is breastheight?
Breastheight is a noun.

Words near breastheight in the dictionary

  1. breastflesh
  2. breastful
  3. breastfuls
  4. breastgirth
  5. breastgirths
  6. breastheight
  7. breasthook
  8. breasthooks
  9. breasticle
  10. breasticles
  11. breastie

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