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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a defect investigation into Tesla's Model 3 vehicles over the compact sedans' door release and concerns the controls may not be easy to access in an emergency. —Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025

Surveillance footage showed a silver sedan traveling east on Independence Avenue before stopping at a sandwich shop, according to the probable cause statement. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025

Shortly after the pursuit began, Ortiz allegedly crashed into a sedan at the intersection of Pleasant and Prospects Streets. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025

The assailants, who arrived two vehicles, a white van and a silver sedan, stormed into the bar and opened fire on patrons inside, police said in a statement. —Liezl Thom, ABC News, 21 Dec. 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