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landsickness

landsickness noun: a form of motion sickness experienced on land after an extended period spent at sea.

Noun

landsickness (uncountable)

  1. A form of motion sickness experienced on land after an extended period spent at sea
  2. The state of agricultural land that has had crops on several successive years with no intervening ploughing or fertilization

Forms of landsickness

alternative formland sickness

Origin of landsickness

From land + sickness.

Questions about landsickness

What does landsickness mean?
Landsickness means a form of motion sickness experienced on land after an extended period spent at sea.
What part of speech is landsickness?
Landsickness is a noun.

Words near landsickness in the dictionary

  1. landsharks
  2. landship
  3. landships
  4. Landshut
  5. landsick
  6. landsickness
  7. landside
  8. landsider
  9. landsiders
  10. landsides
  11. landsite

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