highball
a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
Railroads.
a signal to start a train, given with the hand or with a lamp.
a signal for a train to move at full speed.
Military Slang. a hand salute.
Slang. to move at full speed.
to signal to (the engineer of a train) to proceed.
Origin of highball
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How to use highball in a sentence
Ned, hiding from his father with the only true comfort he knows, a highball glass, is also a part of the playroom club.
The Greatest New Year's Eve Scene Ever Committed to Film | Stephanie Zacharek | December 29, 2021 | TimeUsually made with gin or bourbon, it’s a similarly tart, bubbly highball, also made with lime and a slightly saline mineral water, also perfect for defying wretched summers.
How to make Ranch Water, the tequila-lime cocktail that keeps so many Texans cool | M. Carrie Allan | July 27, 2021 | Washington PostSo it only seems fitting to break out the ice and make highballs or other cooling concoctions.
Half Full’s Last-Minute Father’s Day Drink & Food Gift Guide | Noah Rothbaum | June 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastPursuit of happiness at our house involved a highball for Dad and an Old Fashioned for Mom.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway? | P. J. O’Rourke | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHaving completed her quorum, and distributed her tickets, Mrs. Neff made ready to depart by attacking her highball again.
What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
She put out her hand to him, but he did not see it; he set off to find some one to lead him to a Scotch highball.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesSay, they had a highball or that,—all he had to do was to drop the tiniest speck from the little vial into the drink.
The Come Back | Carolyn WellsI believe you had reached the highball incident in your recital.
The Main Chance | Meredith NicholsonIt is not particularly significant that I started the summer on highball and ended it on Budweiser.
Tenting To-night | Mary Roberts Rinehart
British Dictionary definitions for highball
/ (ˈhaɪˌbɔːl) mainly US /
a long iced drink consisting of a spirit base with water, soda water, etc
(originally in railway use) a signal that the way ahead is clear and one may proceed
(intr) to move at great speed
(tr) to drive (a vehicle) at great speed
Origin of highball
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