air sickness

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

kinetosis, motion sickness - the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle

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air sickness

n → mal m d'aria

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For this flight, which took off from the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget just north of the French capital, passengers were offered a needle in the arm to stave off air sickness. It was a good idea.