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Meaning of SEDAN

Pronunciation:  si'dan

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
  2. [n]  a closed litter for one passenger
 
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 Synonyms: sedan chair
 
 See Also: auto, automobile, brougham, car, jampan, litter, machine, motorcar

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Se*dan"\, n. [Said to be named from Sedan, in France,
where it was first made, and whence it was introduced into
England in the time of King Charles I.]
A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single
person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. Called also
{sedan chair}.
 
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