Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

railroad sickness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
rail-road- sick-ness
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of transport tetany.

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of motion sickness.

Uncountable

noun

A condition of fatigue, irritability, etc. said to have been caused by travelling on the new railways and seeing objects pass at high speed.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

transport tetany motion sickness

Questions

What does railroad sickness mean?
Synonym of transport tetany.

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