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sedan.

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.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈdæn/UK/səˈdæn/US/sɪˈdæn/US
  1. 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.

  2. An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space, and luggage or (limited) cargo space.

    Australia · Canada · New-Zealand · US
Where this word comes from

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.

noun
  1. A handbarrow for transporting fish.

Where this word comes from

Invented at Sedan in France.

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