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['haɪbɔːl]nome highball m.* * *highball /ˈhaɪbɔ:l/n. (fam. USA)2 (ferr.) segnale di via libera3 (ferr.) treno espresso● highball glass, bicchiere alto; highball.(to) highball /ˈhaɪbɔ:l/v. i.* * *['haɪbɔːl]nome highball m. -
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['haɪˌbɔːl](Am: drink) whisky (or brandy) e soda con ghiaccio
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highball — ☆ highball [hī′bôl΄ ] n. [ HIGHBALL sense 1 < ? HIGH + ball, bartender s slang for “whiskey glass”: infl. ? by the v.] 1. liquor, usually whiskey or brandy, mixed with water, soda water, ginger ale, etc. and served with ice in a tall glass 2.… … English World dictionary
highball — high ball (h[imac] b[add]l ), n. 1. An alcoholic beverage having a liquor such as whiskey mixed with water or a carbonated beverage, and usually served with ice in a tall glass. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Railroads) A railroad track… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Highball — High|ball 〈[haıbɔ:l] m. 6〉 mit Mineralwasser verdünnter Whiskey od. Likör [engl. amerikan., eigtl. „hoher Ball“, auch „schneller Zug“, urspr. Bez. für einen an einer Stange befestigten Metallball, der Zügen freie Durchfahrt signalisierte] * * *… … Universal-Lexikon