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
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What was a surprise was the agile, easy and when asked, responsive drive experience that this sedan delivers.
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The sedan is stylish, luxurious and has sporty handling, all strong Alfa Romeo traits.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
As a result, the sedan ran off the roadway right and struck a concrete overpass support.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that Tesla’s driver-assistance feature called Autopilot should have warned the driver and braked when his Model S sedan blew through flashing red lights, a stop sign and a T-intersection at nearly 70 miles an hour in the April 2019 crash.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The sedan is stylish, luxurious and has sporty handling, all strong Alfa Romeo traits.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
As a result, the sedan ran off the roadway right and struck a concrete overpass support.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that Tesla’s driver-assistance feature called Autopilot should have warned the driver and braked when his Model S sedan blew through flashing red lights, a stop sign and a T-intersection at nearly 70 miles an hour in the April 2019 crash.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
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“Sedan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedan. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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
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