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

Shamblin was sitting in his sedan on the side of a narrow two-lane road that curved around Lake Bryan, in East Texas. —Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025

The all-new Mulsanne debuted at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2009, after which the sedan dutifully served as the Bentley flagship for a decade. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025

Witnesses said a silver Ford sedan fled the scene, and detectives later identified the driver as 57-year-old Humberto Munoz Gatica of Laguna Niguel, according to The Register. —Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025

The vehicles were described as a white sedan and blue and/or grey SUV. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 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