【high ball】 —(Sport) said of a ball that is thrown quite high:

• All was well until Maya threw a 【high ball】 at me and I ran backwards to get it.

【highball】 —(U.S.)

1. liquor mixed with ice and water, usually served in a tall glass:

• He offered to mix me a 【highball】 from a decanter and siphon on a table.

2. a railroad signal indicating that the way is clear:

• They would flick their lights and the engineer would answer with a 【highball】 (two short blasts of the whistle).

3. (coll., used as a verb) drive very fast:

• Cars, vans, and delivery trucks were highballing along this very curvy road…