SEDAN
sedan, saloon
(noun) a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
sedan, sedan chair
(noun) a closed litter for one passenger
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Sedan
A commune in Ardennes department, France.
A rural town in South Australia, 100 kilometres east of Adelaide.
An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States.
An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States.
A small city, the county seat of Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. Named after the Battle of Sedan.
A tiny city in Pope County, Minnesota. USA.
A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
An unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States.
An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio, United States.
An unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States.
An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
Anagrams
• Andes, DNase, Danes, Deans, Denas, Sande, Sedna, Snead, deans, nades, snead
Etymology 1
Noun
sedan (plural sedans)
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.
(US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.
Synonyms
• (chair carried by porters): litter, sedan chair
• (body style of a car): saloon (UK)
Etymology 2
Invented at Sedan in France.
Noun
sedan (plural sedans)
A handbarrow for transporting fish.
Anagrams
• Andes, DNase, Danes, Deans, Denas, Sande, Sedna, Snead, deans, nades, snead
Source: Wiktionary
Se*dan", n. Etym: [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.]
Definition: A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. Called also sedan chair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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