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sedan

1

[ si-dan ]

noun

  1. an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.


Sedan

2

[ si-dan; French suh-dahn ]

noun

  1. a city in NE France, on the Meuse River: defeat and capture of Napoleon III 1870.

sedan

1

/ ɪˈæ /

noun

  1. a closed two-door or four-door car with four to six seats Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)saloon
  2. short for sedan chair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sedan

2

/ sədɑ̃; ɪˈæ /

noun

  1. a town in NE France, on the River Meuse: passed to France in 1642; a Protestant stronghold (16th–17th centuries); scene of a French defeat (1870) during the Franco-Prussian War and of a battle (1940) in World War II, which began the German invasion of France. Pop: 20 548 (1999)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sedan1

First recorded in 1625–35; of obscure origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sedan1

C17: of uncertain origin; compare Latin ŧŧ seat
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The driver of the white sedan, a man in his 40s, was killed, as was a 6-month-old baby who was in the car.

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Prosecutors played surveillance footage that showed a silver SUV and black sedan pull into the gas station, blocking Juan’s Ford.

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Surveillance footage at the Airbnb where Williams was staying captured a dark gray or silver sedan arriving about 1:13 a.m., according to the complaint.

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The suspects made off with jewelry and firearms in two vehicles — a black BMW sedan and a yellow Lamborghini Urus, the station reported.

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