sedan

noun

se·​dan si-ˈdan 

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

Lucid Gravity Grand Touring Lucid Lucid's upcoming EV is based on its Air sedan, and the company is billing it as an high-performance luxury SUV. —Jeremy White, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025

Police said four suspects used a Lexus sedan to back into the store through a front entrance. —Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024

Hyundai’s Ioniq 6 sedan retails for about the same as a Tesla Model 3, but can recharge more quickly. —Patrick George, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024

The Tesla driver, Genesis Giovanni Mendoza-Martinez, died in the crash involving a Model S sedan in Walnut Creek, California. —Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids 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