high-test
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of high-test
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Camping just a few miles from Cap Rock, I sat by a roaring fire — no five gallons of high-test gas needed — a kaleidoscope of purples fading to black in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
"The dishwasher it goes through is high-test and super-soapy and that's going to kill bacteria of any kind; it took us a solid year to start to dispel this myth."
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2022
He flashed enough tantalizing glimpses of old form to foreshadow a return one day to truly competitive, high-test golf.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
During that time, the price of gas also skyrocketed, Goodman said, explaining he used to pay only 23 cents for a gallon of high-test fuel.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2016
Then the motor roared and he and the engineer, took off at double the speed she could make on high-test gas.
From The Sky Is Falling by Lester Del Rey
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