carsick

carsick
carsick also car-sick, 1908, on model of seasick, from CAR (Cf. car) + SICK (Cf. sick). Related: Carsickness.

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  • carsick — car sick (k[aum]r s[i^]k ), adj. feeling nauseous due to the movement of a car or other land vehicle; similar to {airsick} and {seasick}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carsick — [kär′sik΄] adj. nauseated from riding in an automobile, bus, etc. carsickness n …   English World dictionary

  • Carsick Cars — Pays d’origine  Chine Genre musical Rock indépendant Noise rock Années d activité …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Carsick Cars — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Rock Gründung 2005 Aktuelle Besetzung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Carsick Cars — Infobox Musical artist Name = Carsick Cars Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = Beijing, China Genre = Indie rock Associated acts = Years active = 2005–present Label = Maybe Mars, Suyin Records URL = http://myspace.com/carsickcars… …   Wikipedia

  • carsick — adjective Date: 1908 affected with motion sickness especially in an automobile • car sickness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • carsick — /kahr sik /, adj. ill with carsickness. [1905 10; CAR1 + SICK1] * * * …   Universalium

  • carsick — adjective dizzy or feeling nauseated due to riding in a vehicle; suffering from motion sickness …   Wiktionary

  • carsick — car·sick kär .sik adj affected with motion sickness esp. in an automobile car sickness n …   Medical dictionary

  • carsick — car|sick [ˈka:ˌsık US ˈka:r ] adj feeling sick because you are travelling in a car >carsickness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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