Definition of SEDAN

sedan

Plural: sedans

Noun

  • A type of enclosed automobile with two or four doors.
  • a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
  • a closed litter for one passenger
  • An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
  • An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.
  • A handbarrow for transporting fish.

Examples

  • The Scrabble board felt like a compact sedan, just enough room for the essentials.

Origin / Etymology

The sense of "windowed chair" was first used by Sir Sanders Duncombe in 1634, possibly from a southern Italian dialect of Italian sede (“seat”), from Latin sedes. The "motorcar" sense was first recorded in 1912 in North America.

Synonyms

saloon, sedan chair, litter

Scrabble Score: 6

sedan: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sedan: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sedan: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

sedan: valid Words With Friends Word