highball

high·ball  (hbôl)

n.

1. A cocktail served in a tall glass and consisting of liquor, such as whiskey, mixed with water or a carbonated beverage.

2.

a. A railroad signal indicating full speed ahead.

b. A high-speed train.

intr.v. high·balled, high·ball·ing, high·balls Slang

To move ahead at full speed.

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highball [ˈhaɪˌbɔːl] Chiefly US

n

1. (Cookery) a long iced drink consisting of a spirit base with water, soda water, etc.

2. (Transport / Railways) (originally in railway use) a signal that the way ahead is clear and one may proceed

vb

1. (intr) to move at great speed

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (tr) to drive (a vehicle) at great speed

[(in sense 2) from the early railway signal consisting of a ball hoisted to the top of a pole]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

highball - a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass mixed drink - made of two or more ingredients cobbler - tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit Tom Collins, collins - tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice gin and tonic - gin and quinine water julep, mint julep - bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice Scotch and soda - a highball with Scotch malt whiskey and club soda sling - a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice zombi, zombie - several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur

Translations

highball [ˈhaɪbɔːl] N (US) (= drink) → jaibol m, whisky soda m

highball [ˈhaɪbɔːl]

n

(US) (= drink) → whisky m à l'eau avec des glaçons
high beam n (US) → pleins phares mpl