seasick
adjective
sea·sick
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Definition of seasick
: affected with or suggestive of seasickness
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Examples of seasick in a Sentence
The storm made her seasick.
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But some Allied landing craft and amphibious tanks sank in swells, and men who stayed afloat were seasick. — National Geographic, "'Top Secret' maps reveal the massive Allied effort behind D-Day," 3 June 2019 And perhaps most important of all, this Strat does a good job at staying in tune after doing a whammy dive, so feel free to go a little crazy and create some warbly, seasick sounds. — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, "The New Fender Strat Still Reigns Supreme," 27 Apr. 2017 By far the worst problem is with sailors at sea with the U.S. Navy, where even a quarter of personnel get seasick in moderate seas. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "A New Electronic Device Could Cure the Military's Big Motion Sickness Problem," 22 Nov. 2018 Bad weather has forced the convoy of ships now carrying them to take a detour after high waves caused some of the exhausted migrants aboard to be seasick. — Pablo Gorandi, chicagotribune.com, "Hungary sends smugglers to prison for suffocation deaths of 71 migrants," 14 June 2018 My grandfather described the amphibious crafts, the crossing of the English Channel, the seasick soldiers vomiting in their helmets, the spikes in the sand. — Emily Meg Weinstein, Longreads, "In Praise of Cowardice," 19 Dec. 2017 My mom convinced us to spend our day in Cozumel seeing Mayan ruins, while everyone else got seasick doing upside down shots at Señor Frogs. — Priya Krishna, Bon Appetit, "How to Stay Healthy On a Cruise," 10 July 2017 Don’t worry about her getting seasick while on board the Oasis of the Seas or being thrown off by the eclipse. — Raisa Bruner, PEOPLE.com, "Bonnie Tyler Will Sing ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ During the Actual Solar Eclipse," 16 Aug. 2017 Don't worry about her getting seasick while on board the Oasis of the Seas or being thrown off by the eclipse. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Bonnie Tyler Will Sing ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ During the Actual Eclipse," 16 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seasick.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for seasick
seasick
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of seasick
: feeling sick because of the movement of a boat or ship that you are traveling on
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seasick
adjective
sea·sick
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Kids Definition of seasick
: sick in the stomach from the pitching or rolling of a ship
seasick
adjective
sea·sick
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Medical Definition of seasick
: affected with seasickness