air sickness
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Definition
- Noun:
- Motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence): A feeling of nausea and dizziness caused by the motion of an aircraft during flight.
Usage
- "Air sickness" is an uncountable noun. It describes a specific type of illness.
- It is commonly experienced during periods of turbulence but can occur during any phase of flight.
- Example:
Examples
- Noun:
- She took medication before the flight to prevent air sickness.
- The pilot turned on the seatbelt sign due to turbulence, which can cause air sickness.
- His fear of air sickness makes long flights very stressful for him.
Advanced Usage
- "to suffer from air sickness": to experience the symptoms of air sickness.
- Despite being a frequent traveler, she still suffers from air sickness on small planes.
Variants and Related Words
- Airsick (adj): experiencing or prone to air sickness.
- He felt airsick shortly after takeoff.
- Motion sickness (n): the general term for nausea caused by movement, which includes sea sickness, car sickness, and air sickness.
- Air sickness is a form of motion sickness.
Synonyms
- Flight sickness: (less common) another term for air sickness.
- Aeropathy: (technical/medical) a term for sickness due to air travel or high altitude.
Related Phrases
- "to combat air sickness": to take measures to prevent or reduce air sickness.
- Chewing ginger candy is a popular way to combat air sickness.
- "air sickness bag": a bag provided on airplanes for use in case of nausea.
- The flight attendant quickly provided an air sickness bag to the passenger.
Noun
- motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence)