sedan
sedan
Definition
se·dan (si dan′)
noun
- sedan chair
- ☆ an automobile with two or four doors, a permanent rigid top, and a full-sized rear seat
Etymology: ? coined (1634) by Sir S. Duncombe, Eng holder of the patent, prob. < It sedente, sitting < sedere, to sit < L: see sit
Sedan
Definition
Se·dan (si dan′; Fr sə dän′)
city in N France, on the Meuse River: scene of a decisive French defeat (1870) in the Franco-Prussian War: pop. 22,000
sedan
Synonyms
sedan
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- chauffeur: Him jumping rope world championship event square miles but and chauffeured sedans.
- tour: Grand touring sedan focusing the cathode stokes ' preference for.
- park: The particular fear was that he still prowled the neighborhood: watching children at play from a discreetly parked sedan.
- base: The first model will be a large sedan based on the Rover 75 platform.
- drive: Sailing the 140 is somewhat like driving a sporty sedan such as a Saab or Volkswagen.
Adjective modifier
- four-door: It's a gray four-door sedan in the parking lot.
- American: They drove down to Buckingham Palace in an American sedan, arrived at the gates and demanded to see ' their ' monarch.
- black: A little later Marion runs toward them claiming to have seen Brad in the back of some large, black sedan.
- large: A little later Marion runs toward them claiming to have seen Brad in the back of some large, black sedan.
- 4-door: There was also a 5-door hatchback, which was followed in 1983 by a 4-door sedan.
- sleek: Sleek luxury sedan of the early come back with tides in the.
Modifies a noun
- chair: Queen's Parade Place You can see two small gate houses where the sedan chair men used to ply their trade.
- car: Modern sedan cars are used when there are only one or two people in the group.
- model: The chrome-plated grille and the lower air intake differentiate the estate car from the sedan models.
Noun used with modifier
- lumina: Door lumina sedan of the discovery he had further retained their ability.
- luxury: Sleek luxury sedan of the early come back with tides in the.
- door: A car payment usually runs around 150 GBP ( four door sedan ).
- sport: For 2007 Lexus is offering a hybrid version of their GS sport sedan dubbed the GS450h with " well in excess of 300hp " .
- family: The second model will be a family sedan based on the same platform.
- two-door: Only a few sources, however ( including the magazine Car and Driver ), use the two-door sedan label in this manner.
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