trainsick

American

[treyn-sik] / ˈtreɪnˌsɪk /

adjective

ill with train sickness.

Etymology

Origin of trainsick

First recorded in 1905–10; train + sick ¹

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trainsick

He watched the scenery through his car windows, walked around for exercise, was carefully fed only water and hay lest he get trainsick.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have been seasick, and trainsick; but I think saddlesick must be the worst, for it lasts longer.

From Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold by Emerson, Alice B.

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