motion sickness

noun

: a feeling of sickness caused by the motion of a car, airplane, boat, etc.

Full Definition of MOTION SICKNESS

: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea

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Medical Dictionary

noun

: sickness induced by motion (as in travel by air, car, or ship) and characterized by nausea—called also kinetosis

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