"vomit comet" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: vomit comet

Filed under: English, Entertainment, Slang

Part of speech: n.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Chris had just ridden the new roller coaster four times in a row, but he insisted he was still seeing things straight. The coaster is part of perhaps the park’s weirdest section of all, called Paradise Pier. It’s a tribute to the old-fashioned seaside amusement parks with their “Hey-sailor-win-a-kewpie- doll” carnival games and vomit-comet rides that Walt Disney himself detested.

Article or document title:
“Disney’s Virtual California Theme park makes actual travel superfluous” (URL)

Author:
Steve Rubenstein

Article, document, publication, web site:
San Francisco Chronicle

Publishing location:
California

Date of publication:
Feb. 8, 2001

Page number:
A1

This cite belongs to a full entry for vomit comet.

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Comments:

I was a paratrooper in the army. On occassion reserve army pilots would fly us to drop zones. Since they were reserve and didn't fly a lot they'd like to go very fast and fly combat maneuvers. They would alternately climb, dive, roll left, roll right. Some paratroopers would become air sick and vomit. The wretching and the smell would make others vomit as well. The flight would become known as a vomit comet.
by John Gombita 24 Dec 06, 0843 GMT

Right—similar to what is explained in the full entry, which is linked in two places above.
by Grant Barrett 24 Dec 06, 0851 GMT

My experience with the vomit comet is in a padded aircraftwhich suddenly climbs so fast you achieve a state of weightlessness which can last up to a minute,then shocking reality ,then again the climb..On those days it's best to skip breakfast,if you don't want to see it floating..
by Pietro della 01 Jun 08, 0436 GMT