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airsickness

[air-sik-nis]

air·sick·ness

[air-sik-nis]
noun
a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, as a result of the motion of the aircraft in which one is traveling.


Origin:
1775–85; air1 + sickness
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airsick (ˈɛəˌsɪk)
 
adj
sick or nauseated from travelling in an aircraft
 
'airsickness
 
n

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airsickness air·sick·ness (âr'sĭk'nĭs)
n.
A form of motion sickness caused by air flight and characterized by nausea, vomiting, and dizziness.

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