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

The pursuit ended at Ebers Street and Bermuda Avenue when the sedan collided with a black Jeep. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025

The male driver of the sedan was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to police. —Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 6 June 2025

Sure, its bulk was unmistakable, but the losses were all-new, inspired by the elegant, modern design of the new Continental sedan that entered production the year before. —Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 June 2025

From this perspective, the antithesis of a Cybertruck would not be the latest banal sedan out of Detroit but, say, a Cuban máquina. —Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sedan

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman

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