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 was reported around 11 p.m. on Clintonville Road where an SUV and a sedan collided, according to the North Branford Fire Department.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
The company's current-generation 7 Series sedan is available with a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster that is paired with a 14.9-inch infotainment screen.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Video footage captured at the scene of the shooting shows a person leaving a white Dodge Caravan and approaching a home on Hardesty Avenue, followed by a man identified as Thomas exiting a blue sedan and following him.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
The crime happened on April 15, 2023, when Macias Mendoza was driving an Infiniti A60 sedan on Marshall Petaluma Road near Highway 1.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
The company's current-generation 7 Series sedan is available with a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster that is paired with a 14.9-inch infotainment screen.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Video footage captured at the scene of the shooting shows a person leaving a white Dodge Caravan and approaching a home on Hardesty Avenue, followed by a man identified as Thomas exiting a blue sedan and following him.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
The crime happened on April 15, 2023, when Macias Mendoza was driving an Infiniti A60 sedan on Marshall Petaluma Road near Highway 1.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Sedan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedan. Accessed 20 Feb. 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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