HIGHBALL


Meaning of HIGHBALL in English

/huy"bawl'/ , n.

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. Mil. Slang. a hand salute.

v.i.

4. Slang. to move at full speed.

v.t.

5. to signal to (the engineer of a train) to proceed.

[ 1880-85, Amer.; HIGH + BALL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .