sedan
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.
Other meanings
An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage or (limited) cargo space.
A handbarrow for transporting fish.
A kind of
- car
Word history
From Latin "sedes".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sedan” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.