limeade

[ lahym-eyd, lahym-eyd ]

noun

1. a beverage consisting of lime juice, a sweetener, and plain or carbonated water.

limeade

/ ˌlaɪmˈeɪd /

noun

1. a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water

Word History and Origins

Origin of limeade¹

First recorded in 1890–95; lime ¹ + -ade ¹

Example Sentences

Take a can of beer, add light rum and stir frozen limeade concentrate into the mixture.

From Washington Post

As for Hawley, maybe a little beer, rum and limeade would make him easier to tolerate.

From Washington Post

Lemonade, along with orangeade, grapefruitade and limeade should be used for children above a year.

From Project Gutenberg

Old Juana appears on the veranda with a pitcher of limeade, made with fresh limes, and Manuel drinks glass after glass.

From Project Gutenberg

It means only letting up a bit on the movies or drinking water instead of limeade when one is thirsty.

From Project Gutenberg

Its secret is merely the mixing of a stiff drink of absinthe with lemonade or limeade.

From Project Gutenberg

The girl who sat opposite Curlie sipping limeade was real too.

From Project Gutenberg