trainsick
Locomotive motion sickness
Trainsick describes the nausea and discomfort some people experience while traveling by train, parallel to carsick or seasick.
The motion of the rail car—swaying, accelerating, braking—can trigger motion sickness in susceptible passengers: She felt trainsick after reading on the long journey.
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
- vomitEject stomach contents
- dizzySensation of spinning
- vertigoSensation of spinning
pallor · sweating · malaise · headache · fatigue · lightheaded · woozy · gag
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- window seatChair beside the pane
corridor · vestibule · sleeper car · platform · conductor · commuter · railcar · dining car
Rhythmic lateral movement
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- rockingOscillating on curved base
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- joltingShaking with sudden force
acceleration · deceleration · momentum · oscillation · turbulence · bumpy · unsteady
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
vertigo · pallor · sweating · malaise · headache · fatigue · lightheaded · woozy · gag · retch
carriage
Wheeled passenger vehicle
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- passengerTraveler, not operator
window seat · corridor · vestibule · sleeper car · platform · conductor · commuter · railcar · dining car · metro
swaying
Rhythmic lateral movement
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- rockingOscillating on curved base
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
jolting · acceleration · deceleration · momentum · oscillation · turbulence · bumpy · unsteady