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vomit comet
noun- any late-night public transport used by drunken passengers UK
From the probable outcome of movement and alcohol. - I rolled home on the last train, or the vomit comet as I like to call it, and spent most of Thursday with a stinking hangover. — The Guardian, 10 January 2003
- the modified KC-135A reduced-gravity aircraft US
The aircraft flies parabolas in order to investigate the effects of zero gravity; passengers are often sick to their stomachs. - Teams of engineering mechanics students are back from a wild ride on a modified KC-135A reduced-gravity aircraft nicknamed the “Vomit Comet.” — University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering Perspective,, Fall 1999
- Weightlessness can be a gruelling experience, especially for students experiencing it for the first time. And the plane is not called the “Vomit Comet” for nothing. — BBC News, 25 May 2000
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