Meanings
nountrainsickness (uncountable)
alternative train sickness
- uncountableA feeling of nausea, dizziness, etc., caused by the motion of a train; a form of motion sickness.
Origin
From train + sickness or trainsick + -ness.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French mal de train
- mal de trainfeeling of nausea caused by the motion of a train
German Zugkrankheit, Eisenbahnkrankheit
- Zugkrankheitfeeling of nausea caused by the motion of a train
- Eisenbahnkrankheitfeeling of nausea caused by the motion of a train
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APA
trainsickness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainsickness
MLA
“trainsickness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainsickness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trainsickness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trainsickness.
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