# highball

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #81,404

## Definitions
1. A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc.
2. An all clear or full speed ahead signal.
3. A very high bouldering problem, often with a hard landing.
4. Clipping of highball glass, a tall glass tumbler used for serving highballs.

## Etymology
From high + ball, of the same railroad origins as lowball.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/highball