noun
sedan
suh-DAN
noun
1
A car with a separate boot and a fixed roof, seating passengers in an enclosed cabin.
"They traded in the pickup truck for a family sedan."
2
Historically, an enclosed chair for one person, carried on poles by bearers.
"Wealthy Londoners were once carried through the streets in a sedan."
How to Use Sedan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA standard passenger car with a closed body and a separate trunk — what Americans usually just call a "car."
UK vs US
In British English this body style is usually called a "saloon," not a sedan.
Word Forms
sedans plural, sedans plural
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Etymology
The "carried chair" sense appeared in the 1630s, possibly linked to a southern Italian word for "seat." The car sense arose much later, in early-1900s North America.