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sedan

UK/səˈdæn/US/səˈdæn/

sedan noun: an enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.

Noun (1)

sedan (plural sedans)

  1. An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
    • The People who had often heard of me, were very curious to croud about the Sedan, and the Girl was complaiſant enough to make the Bearers ſtop, and to take me in her Hand that I might be conveniently ſeen.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Country Described. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    litter
  2. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space, and luggage or (limited) cargo space.
    • What we are observing in this sedan square-off is the cumulative effect of modern design technology on the family sedan.1986 May, Jack Keebler, U.S. Family Sedans - traditional technology takes on state of the art, Popular Science, page 24
    • In addition there was a companion four-door sedan, mounted on the C- 38 Series 121.5-inch platform and equipped with the 1 14-horsepower L-head six.1996, Dennis Adler, Fifties Flashback: The American Car, published 2004, page 22
    Synonyms:
    saloon

Noun (2)

sedan (plural sedans)

  1. A handbarrow for transporting fish.

Proper noun capitalized: Sedan

Sedan

  1. A commune in Ardennes department, France, notable as the site of two major battles between France and Germany.
    • A hint of the truth broke on him after Sedan, when he saw the dyed moustaches of Napoleon going grey; another when he entered Paris, and saw the smashed windows of the Tuileries.1908–1910 (date written; published 1910 October 18), E[dward] M[organ] Forster, Howards End, London: Edward Arnold, →OCLC
  2. A rural town in Mid Murray council area, South Australia, 100 kilometres east of Adelaide, believed to be named by Lutheran settlers after Sedan, France.
  3. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.
  5. A small city, the county seat of Chautauqua County, Kansas. Named after the Battle of Sedan.
  6. A township in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
  7. A former community in South Arm Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
  8. A minor city in Pope County, Minnesota.
  9. A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
  11. An unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico, named after Sedan, Kansas.
  12. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
  13. An unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
  14. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

sedan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

sedan in Hindi

सेडान

sedan in Tamil

enclosed chair carried by porters
சரக்கறை சீருந்து carakkaṟai cīruntu

sedan in Marathi

सेडान, सेडॅन

sedan in Urdu

سیڈان, سیڈن, سیडान
More languagesFewer languages
sedan in Bengali
প্লাস্টিক plasṭik
sedan in Telugu
సెడాన్
sedan in Malayalam
ഒരാൾക്കുള്ള പല്ലക്ക്, സാമാനങ്ങൾക്ക് പ്രത്യേക അറയുള്ള, രണ്ടോ നാലോ വാതിലുകളുള്ള, മുഴുവൻ അടച്ച കാർ
sedan in Kannada
ಸೆಡಾನ್, ಸೇಡಾನ್, ಸೆಡನ್
sedan in Punjabi
ਸੇਡਾਨ, ਸੈਡਾਨ, ਸੈਡਨ
sedan in Gujarati
સેડાન, સેડૅન
sedan in Odia
ସେଡାନ, ସେଡାନ୍
sedan in Nepali
सेडान
sedan in Vietnamese
kiệu

Examples of sedan in a sentence

  • It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.
  • It was nasty, y’all. She just burked all over my sedan.
  • Most supercars are not as daily-able as your average four-door sedan.

All 20 example sentences with sedan

Synonyms of sedan

Forms of sedan

pluralsedans

Plural of sedan: sedans

Origin of sedan

The sense of "windowed chair" was first used by Sir Sanders Duncombe in 1634, possibly from a southern Italian dialect of Italian sede (“seat”), from Latin sedes. The "motorcar" sense was first recorded in 1912 in North America.

Invented at Sedan in France.

From French, from Medieval Latin Sedensi.

Words formed from sedan

Phrases with sedan

Words that rhyme with sedan

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Questions about sedan

What does sedan mean?
Sedan means an enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
What is sedan in Hindi?
Sedan in Hindi is सेडान. See Sedan meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sedan?
Sedan can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sedan?
Sedan is pronounced /səˈdæn/ (UK).
What is the plural of sedan?
The plural of sedan is sedans.

Words near sedan in the dictionary

  1. sedacrine
  2. Sedaka
  3. Sedalia
  4. Sedam
  5. Sedams
  6. sedan
  7. sedan chair
  8. sedan chairs
  9. sedan-chair
  10. sedan-chairs
  11. Sedang

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sedan (page history and authors); Sedan (page history and authors); sedan (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sedan (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sedan (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); প্লাস্টিক (Bengali) (page history and authors); sedan (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sedan (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sedan (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sedan (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sedan (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sedan (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sedan (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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