单词 | highball |
释义 | highball /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 + BALL1] |
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