plural sedans
1
or sedan chair plural sedan chairs
: a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people
2
a
: a 2- or 4-door automobile seating four or more persons and usually having a permanent top compare coupe entry 1
b
: a motorboat having one passenger compartment
Examples of sedan in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Targets to drastically slash purchases of ICE vehicles in favor of EVs have met with great reluctance from the sedan and SUV-buying public.
—
Neil Winton, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
After more than three decades and over 1.3 million U.S. sales, production of Subaru's Legacy sedan ends next year.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
The suspect, driving a dark-colored sedan, is being sought.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
Most of the sheetmetal remains largely unchanged for 2025 apart from the front and rear which are adopting the new design elements first seen on the China-market Zephyr sedan and the Star concept from 2022.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sedan 
Neil Winton, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
After more than three decades and over 1.3 million U.S. sales, production of Subaru's Legacy sedan ends next year.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
The suspect, driving a dark-colored sedan, is being sought.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
Most of the sheetmetal remains largely unchanged for 2025 apart from the front and rear which are adopting the new design elements first seen on the China-market Zephyr sedan and the Star concept from 2022.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sedan
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'sedan.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to sedan
Dictionary Entries Near sedan
Cite this Entry
“Sedan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedan. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
sedan
noun
se·dan
si-ˈdan 
1
: a portable often covered chair that is designed to hold one person and to be carried on poles by two people
2
: an enclosed automobile that seats four to seven persons including the driver in a single compartment and has a permanent top
Geographical Definition
Sedan
geographical name
Se·dan
si-ˈdan
French sə-ˈdäⁿ
city in northeastern France on the Meuse River near the border with Belgium population 18,577
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share