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vomit comet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
vom-it -comet
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reduced-gravity aircraft, an airplane that briefly provides a nearly weightless environment by flying on a parabolic flight path; used to train astronauts or conduct research.

Slang

noun

The final train of the day's timetable.

British usage; Slang

Etymology

From vomit + comet, from its potential to cause nausea.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vomit comets (plural)

Questions

What does vomit comet mean?
A reduced-gravity aircraft, an airplane that briefly provides a nearly weightless environment by flying on a parabolic flight path; used to train astronauts or conduct research.
Where does vomit comet come from?
From vomit + comet, from its potential to cause nausea.

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