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highball

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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.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.highballhighball - 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


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I didn't know what a liqueur or a highball was, and I didn't know that "Scotch" meant whisky.
Roberts sipped his highball and unburdened himself.
Sigsbee's benevolence was expanding under the influence of the Scotch highball and his cigar.
 
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