high-test

[ hahy-test ]
/ ˈhaɪˈtɛst /

adjective

(of gasoline) boiling at a relatively low temperature.

Origin of high-test

First recorded in 1955–60

Example sentences from the Web for high-test

  • Then the motor roared and he and the engineer, took off at double the speed she could make on high-test gas.

    The Sky Is Falling |Lester del Rey
  • It was mid-afternoon before the "Winged Arrow" was towed across to the dock and her tanks refilled with high-test gasoline.

Scientific definitions for high-test

high-test

Relating to highly volatile high-octane gasoline.