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
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The crash happened about 4 a.m. when a Nissan sedan was traveling west on the I-30 service road and collided with a Dodge pickup truck that was heading south on the 161 service road, police said.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
The Honda Civic is a compact sedan rated at up to 49 mpg combined, while the Volkswagen ID.Buzz is an electric reinterpretation of the classic microbus.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
According to Gilmore, the man saw a white Toyota sedan pass him on the left about the time the gunfire went off.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Harris collided with a Nissan Maxima sedan and hit a light pole.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
The Honda Civic is a compact sedan rated at up to 49 mpg combined, while the Volkswagen ID.Buzz is an electric reinterpretation of the classic microbus.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
According to Gilmore, the man saw a white Toyota sedan pass him on the left about the time the gunfire went off.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Harris collided with a Nissan Maxima sedan and hit a light pole.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Sedan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedan. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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
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