1
: an iced drink containing liquor (such as whiskey) and water or a carbonated beverage (such as ginger ale) and served in a tall glass
2
: a railroad signal for a train to proceed at full speed
highballed; highballing; highballs
: to go at full or high speed
a highballing express train
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Verb
trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Outside of their very approachable price point, the whiskies have real depth—complex enough to sit with and appreciate, but never too precious for a highball, which goes to show that whisky distilled at its own unhurried pace can be both refined and versatile.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
There is the extraordinary concoction, the color of Kermit’s blood, served in iced highballs that all four members of that stylish French family are sipping.
—Simon Mills, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
Maybe that’s why drinks like the ginger highball are still around.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
After that, amble over to Tori Tori and continue the party with highballs, skewers, more sake.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Outside of their very approachable price point, the whiskies have real depth—complex enough to sit with and appreciate, but never too precious for a highball, which goes to show that whisky distilled at its own unhurried pace can be both refined and versatile.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
There is the extraordinary concoction, the color of Kermit’s blood, served in iced highballs that all four members of that stylish French family are sipping.
—Simon Mills, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
Maybe that’s why drinks like the ginger highball are still around.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Highball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highball. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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