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

Road accidents involving buses, minibuses and unregulated sedan taxis are common in Zimbabwe, which has one of Africa’s highest traffic fatality rates. —ABC News, 10 June 2026

Officers found the vehicle, a gray Toyota Camry sedan, traveling northbound on Fifth Street from Folsom Street. —Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior. —Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026

After retaking the presidency, Trump in 2025 showed off a red Tesla sedan at the White House, and encouraged other Americans to buy ones like it. —Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sedan

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

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