sedan
/si'dæn/
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of passenger car: A sedan is a passenger car with a closed body (a fixed roof), a separate trunk compartment, and typically four doors. It is designed to comfortably seat four to five adults, with two rows of seats (front and rear).
- (Historical) A portable enclosed chair: A sedan (or sedan chair) was an enclosed box with a seat, carried on poles by two or more people, used for transportation in the 17th-19th centuries.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Modern car):
- The family chose a reliable sedan for their cross-country trip.
- Most taxi fleets consist of four-door sedans.
- Noun (Historical chair):
- In the 18th century, wealthy individuals were often carried through the city in a sedan.
- The museum displayed an ornate sedan chair from the Victorian era.
Advanced Usage
- "Sedan delivery": A commercial vehicle based on a sedan chassis, but with an enclosed cargo area instead of a rear seat, used for deliveries.
- The bakery used a sedan delivery van in the 1950s.
- "Sedan chair": The full term for the historical enclosed litter.
- The painting depicted a noblewoman arriving in a sedan chair.
Variants and Related Words
- Saloon (n): The British English term for a sedan car.
- He drives a luxury saloon.
- Sedanette (n): A historical car body style, a two-door sedan with a sloping rear.
- Litter (n): A portable bed or couch, often enclosed, carried on poles; a broader category that includes the sedan chair.
Synonyms
- Saloon (for the car, chiefly British English).
- Brougham (a historical type of car or a specific style of horse-drawn carriage).
- Litter or Palanquin (for the historical portable chair).
Related Phrases
- Four-door sedan: Specifies the most common modern configuration.
- The compact four-door sedan is fuel-efficient.
- Two-door sedan: A less common configuration where the rear doors are absent.
- Classic cars from the 1950s often included two-door sedan models.
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms that specifically and exclusively feature the word "sedan." Its usage is primarily literal, describing a type of vehicle or historical conveyance.)
Noun
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a closed litter for one passenger
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a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
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