HIGHBALL


Meaning of HIGHBALL in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: high (I) + ball

1.

a.

[so called from the fact that in early RR practice a metal ball was raised on a pole as a go-ahead signal to the engineer]

: a railroad signal for a train to proceed at full speed

b. : a fast train

2. : a drink of spirituous liquor mixed with water or more often a carbonated beverage (as seltzer or ginger ale) and served in a tall glass usually with ice

applejack highball

whiskey highball

II. intransitive verb

: to go at full or high speed

see how safely they highball with a full load — Civil Engineering

a highball ing express train

transitive verb

: to drive at full or high speed

how we highballed those camions up — Christopher Morley

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