Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sedan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sedan \Se*dan"\, n. [Said to be named from Sedan, in France,
where it was first made, and whence it was introduced into
England in the time of King Charles I.]
A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single
person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. Called also
{sedan chair}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sedan
n 1: a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and
two or four doors
2: a closed litter for one passenger [syn: {sedan chair}]
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