What does "airsickness" mean?

A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.

Airsickness

Common synonyms include: air sickness, carsickness, flight sickness, flight sickness, motion sickness, nausea.

noun

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Noun

1
A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness. uncountable, usually
2
motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence) wordnet

"Please bring me some medicine for airsickness."

From air + sickness or airsick + -ness.

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