plane fright

alternative plane-fright

1. rareuncountableFear of planes, especially fear of air-travel on planes.

   By the time we arrived at the hotel, Nick had recovered from his plane-fright.

   1998, Jordan Cray, Dead Man's Hand, page 27

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   Ali craves motion (although he used to have drastic plane fright) and during his exile he had to keep going even though there was no place to go, like a retired businessman starting for the office.

   1975, Wilfrid Sheed, Muhammad Ali, page 89