mal de mer
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Aboard the Berengaria Queen Marie at first kept to her suite of staterooms, alleging mal de mer, though the crossing was anything but rough.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Desnoes has been having the company ship-doctors gather data on the malady, known also as mal de mer and nausea marma, to which most people, even sailors, are subject.
From Time Magazine Archive
His fear of mal de mer prevented him from carrying out frequent plans for coming to the U. S. Died.
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The filming, some of which took place off the coast of Barcelona, caused some seasickness problems among the moviemakers, but Dunaway seemed to have had more worries about costuming than mal de mer.
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“Faith, and this the celebrated mal de mer, is it?” said Gerald, gazing with mock curious interest at his wilted chums.
From The Boy Scouts on the Yukon by Mencl, Rudolf
