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noun
1.
a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
2.
Railroads.
a.
a signal to start a train, given with the hand or with a lamp.
b.
a signal for a train to move at full speed.
3.
Military Slang. a hand salute.
verb (used without object)
4.
Slang. to move at full speed.
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verb (used with object)
5.
to signal to (the engineer of a train) to proceed.
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Word Origin & History
highball
type of alcoholic drink, 1898, probably from ball "drink of whiskey," high because it is served in a tall glass.
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