high-pitched
adj/ˌhaɪˈpɪt͡ʃt/ · attributive /ˈhaɪˌpɪt͡ʃt/
1
Of a sound, having a high pitch.
- With a "peep" from a high-pitched whistle, the train would leave by the crossover to the down line, […].1954 March, W. A. Tuplin, “Recollections of the Wirral Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 168:
- She knew some Dutch and spoke a high-pitched stressless English.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 256:
2
Of a steam locomotive boiler, placed higher than usual.
- The 2-6-2s have very high-pitched boilers in order that the grate shall clear the radial axle and also the trailing coupled wheels.1960 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553:
3
Dated, Figuratively Haughty.