Definition of "ginger ale" []

• An effervescent sweetened soft drink flavored with ginger. (noun)

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• "She was about to approach him, gulping bourbon and ginger ale all the while, when Dr. Dannyboy fairly burst into the room, introduced himself loudly, and called the gathering to table."
• "Whenever he encountered a chance shipmate, and there were many in San Francisco, he treated them and was treated in turn, as of old, but he ordered for himself root beer or ginger ale and good-naturedly endured their chaffing."
• "I look at the recipe and decide I need to combine the liquids separately, so I measure a shot of ginger ale and pour it into a Pyrex measuring cup."