ginger ale

noun

a carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger extract.

Words nearby ginger ale

ginep, ging, gingal, ginge, ginger, ginger ale, ginger beer, ginger family, ginger group, ginger jar, ginger lily

Origin of ginger ale

First recorded in 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for ginger ale

We had ice-cream for dinner, and strawberry shortcake, and ginger-ale.
The Believing Years|Edmund Lester Pearson
Bob, you open some of the ginger-ale, but dont let it pop too loud, or Doc.
Jack Ranger's Gun Club|Clarence Young
"Lucky the necklace was insured," remarked Maurice Stetson, as he drank his ginger-ale.
Linda Carlton, Air Pilot|Edith Lavell
The fire-water was ginger-ale drunk out of the bottle, which was gravely passed from hand to hand.
Danger! and Other Stories|Arthur Conan Doyle

Mr. Hurd, still bunched over his desk, was drinking a bottle of ginger-ale and eating a sandwich when I entered.
May Iverson's Career|Elizabeth Jordan

British Dictionary definitions for ginger ale

ginger ale

noun

a sweetened effervescent nonalcoholic drink flavoured with ginger extract

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