half-length

Noun

Japanese Meaning

馬の長さの半分（競馬における表現） / 被写体の上半身だけを写した肖像画または写真（半身像）

In a thrilling finish, the chestnut mare held on and won by a half-length.

スリリングなゴールで、その栗毛の雌馬は粘って半馬身差で勝利した。

Sense（1）

(horse racing) Half the length of a horse.

Sense（2）

A portrait or photograph that depicts only the upper half of the subject.

His portrait, a half-length painted by Howard, was engraved by Vertue, and re-engraved for the Bibliographical Decameron.

half-lengths

（ plural ）