sedan

noun

se·​dan si-ˈdan How to pronounce sedan (audio)
plural sedans
Synonyms of sedannext
1
or sedan chair plural sedan chairs : a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people
2
a
: a 2- or 4-door automobile seating four or more persons and usually having a permanent top compare coupe entry 1
b
: a motorboat having one passenger compartment

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The other man fled the scene in a Black Mercedes sedan and is at large at this time. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Howell fled the scene in a gray sedan driven by an accomplice, police said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 At the family home, police found the garage door open and the mother’s car, a 2014 green Honda Accord sedan, missing. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026 That is the uncomfortable reading for the Western and Japanese incumbents still counting on combustion sales in China, whose presence in the top ten has shrunk to one aging gasoline sedan. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sedan

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sedan was in 1636

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sedan

noun
se·​dan si-ˈdan How to pronounce sedan (audio)
1
: a portable often covered chair that is designed to hold one person and to be carried on poles by two people
2
: an enclosed automobile that seats four to seven persons including the driver in a single compartment and has a permanent top

Geographical Definition

Sedan

geographical name

Se·​dan si-ˈdan How to pronounce Sedan (audio)
French sə-ˈdäⁿ
city in northeastern France on the Meuse River near the border with Belgium population 18,577

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