sedan chair

• Historisches Transportmittel in Form eines geschlossenen Sessels, der von zwei oder mehr Trägern an Stangen getragen wurde und vor allem im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert vor der Erfindung moderner Verkehrsmittel verwendet wurde.

A historical mode of transport consisting of an enclosed chair carried on poles by two or more bearers, used primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries before the advent of modern vehicles.

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   A covered chair carried on poles by two or more people, used in the 17th and 18th centuries as a form of transportation.

   Historisches Verkehrsmittel

   • The wealthy lady was transported through the city in a sedan chair.
   • Sedan chairs were a common sight in 18th-century London.
   • The museum displayed an ornate sedan chair from the 1700s.