Flightmare

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An unpleasant flight or experience during air travel.

    "She glanced, for the first time since this flightmare started, to the man sitting in the aisle seat beside her."

  2. 2
    A type of dragon with poisonous breath that feeds on luminous algae.

    "Flames like flightmare algae hidden within the enclaves of a kaleidoscope illusion, a gateway into the god's secret treasure chest."

Example

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"She glanced, for the first time since this flightmare started, to the man sitting in the aisle seat beside her."

Etymology

Blend of flight + nightmare. Compare also frightmare.

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