highball

US /ˈhaɪ.bɑːl/
UK /ˈhaɪ.bɑːl/
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1.

highball

a drink of liquor mixed with a non-alcoholic mixer, such as soda water or ginger ale, and served with ice in a tall glass

:
He ordered a whiskey highball at the bar.
Il a commandé un highball au whisky au bar.
She prefers gin highballs with a slice of lime.
Elle préfère les highballs au gin avec une tranche de citron vert.
2.

highball (signal ferroviaire)

a signal given to a train by raising a ball or disc on a pole, indicating that the line is clear

:
The engineer saw the highball and accelerated the train.
Le mécanicien a vu le highball et a accéléré le train.
The old railway system used a highball to indicate a clear track.
L'ancien système ferroviaire utilisait un highball pour indiquer une voie libre.
1.

filer à toute vitesse, envoyer à grande vitesse

to send or move something at high speed

:
The train highballed down the tracks.
Le train a filé à toute vitesse sur les rails.
He highballed the ball across the field.
Il a lancé le ballon à toute vitesse à travers le terrain.