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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Nausea, vomiting, or dizziness induced by the motion that occurs during air flight.

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  • noun motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)

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Examples

  • All that airsickness, all those pills I had to ingest to force sleep so that I would be rested for the next leg of my and all those tiresome passengers I had to appease, had been worth enduring to give my mother this gift.

    Carole Mallory: A Reunion And A Flirtation In Sixties Hong Kong Carole Mallory 2011

  • The Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" is supposed to revolutionize air travel: better cabin climate, less airsickness, reduced jet lag, fewer headaches—and even babies that may not cry as much.

    How Dreamy Is the Dreamliner? Scott McCartney 2012

  • He must have wanted an airsickness bag when he looked at the leaderboard and saw 11 third-round scores under par, but not his.

    What a difference a year makes for Tiger at Open 2009

  • I looked at the pocket in the seat in front of me and noted the exact location of the white tabs of my airsickness bag, sticking up from behind the airline magazines.

    Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010

  • I looked at the pocket in the seat in front of me and noted the exact location of the white tabs of my airsickness bag, sticking up from behind the airline magazines.

    Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010

  • Some simulators ape the motions of flight faithfully enough to induce vertigo and airsickness.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

  • Some simulators ape the motions of flight faithfully enough to induce vertigo and airsickness.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

  • Some simulators ape the motions of flight faithfully enough to induce vertigo and airsickness.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

  • The human surgeon is equipped with an airsickness bag.

    Robot and human surgeons compare micro-gravity operating skills ewillett 2007

  • I wonder if they deliver with airsickness style bags, just incase the culinary adventure turns into a culinary disaster?

    Embark On A Rare Culinary Adventure With Edible | Impact Lab 2009

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