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

SkyCal flew over the spot of the crash, where two black sedans were seen with damage next to the LAX bus. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

The suspects then got into the backseat of a black sedan and the car drove off, police said. —Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025

Singh struck the rear of a blue 2010 Mazda 3 sedan that had stopped behind a white 2016 Peterbilt truck, the Auburn Examiner reported. —Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025

The driver of the truck was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the occupants in the red sedan were not hurt, according to police, who have not publicly identified anybody involved in the crash. —David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 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