sedan

CEFRB1

/səˈdæn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A car with four doors and a separate trunk.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A handbarrow for transporting fish.

Examples

  • For long drives, a sedan is more comfortable than a pickup truck.

  • The elderly couple drive a brand new sedan.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. 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.

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In context

  • 1986 May, Jack Keebler, U.S. Family Sedans - traditional technology takes on state of the art, Popular Science, page 24, What we are observing in this sedan square-off is the cumulative effect of modern design technology on the family sedan.

  • In addition there was a companion four-door sedan, mounted on the C- 38 Series 121.5-inch platform and equipped with the 1 14-horsepower L-head six.

  • The People who had often heard of me, were very curious to croud about the Sedan, and the Girl was complaiſant enough to make the Bearers ſtop, and to take me in her Hand that I might be conveniently ſeen.

Synonyms

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The family bought a four-door blank because they needed a practical everyday vehicle.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.