Highball (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
  2. 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.
  3. a hand salute.
verb (used without object)
  1. to move at full speed.
verb (used with object)
  1. to signal to (the engineer of a train) to proceed.
noun
  1. a long iced drink consisting of a spirit base with water, soda water, etc
  2. (originally in railway use) a signal that the way ahead is clear and one may proceed
verb
  1. to move at great speed
  2. to drive (a vehicle) at great speed
Highball (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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