High Season: The time of year when a destination gets the greatest crowds, and thus can increase hotel and rental car rates, etc. As an example, summertime is high season for travel to europe (just check the airfares.).

 

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High Season: The time of year when a destination gets the greatest crowds, and thus can increase hotel and rental car rates, etc. As an example, summertime is high season for travel to europe (just check . . . View Full Definition

Highsiding: Highsiding occurs when the rider of a motorcycle is flipped over the handlebars of the bike. This most often occurs when the rider locks the rear brakes during a panic stop and then releases . . . View Full Definition

Highway Neighbors: Loose-knit group of communities and businesses situated along the road system.

Highs: A bond with a long-term, high-premium, common stock conversion feature. It also offers a competitive interest rate. This type of investment vehicle is aimed at bond investors who want to be . . . View Full Definition

Highrise Developments: Sometimes called mixed-use developments (MUDs), these combine office space, stores, theaters and apartment units in a single vertical community. MUDs usually are self-contained and offer lau . . . View Full Definition

Highly Leveraged Transaction (HLT): An investment banking firm's letter indicating that the firm is highly confident it will be able to arrange financing for a securities deal.

Highly Stratified Estuary: An estuary having a distinct surface layer of fresh or very-low-salinity water, capping a deeper layer of higher salinity, more oceanic water

Highway Pegs: Footrests situated forward of the rider so the legs can be stretched out to relieve highway fatigue.

Hole High: (also 'pin high') when the ball has travelled the correct distance and is even with the hole, but off to one side or the other (whether or not it's on the green)

Jewish High Holy Days: The most important festivals of the Jewish religious year are celebrated during the first ten days of the month of Tishri, usually in September or October. The first day is Rosh Hashanah, th . . . View Full Definition