high-test

American  

[hahy-test] / ˈhaɪˈtɛst /

adjective

1. (of gasoline) boiling at a relatively low temperature.

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high-test Scientific  

1. Relating to highly volatile high-octane gasoline.

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Etymology

Origin of high-test

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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

"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

He flashed enough tantalizing glimpses of old form to foreshadow a return one day to truly competitive, high-test golf.

From New York Times

The concept of a multiverse — infinite parallel universes introduced in its most glorious, Spidey-centric form in the 2018 animated Oscar-winner “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” — is the engine that drives the new film’s narrative, but the premium, high-test rocket fuel that powers it are its performances.

From Washington Post

Baltimore’s Claudia Sumler takes her coffee black — and high-test.

From Washington Post