sedan

• Существительное, обозначающее закрытый автомобиль с передними и задними сиденьями и двумя или четырьмя дверями, или исторически — закрытые носилки для одного пассажира.

A noun referring to a closed car with front and rear seats and two or four doors, or historically, a closed litter for one passenger.

1. Type of carA2formal

   A closed automobile with front and rear seats and two or four doors.

   Седан

   • He drives a black sedan to work every day.
   • The sedan comfortably seats five passengers.
   • She prefers a sedan over an SUV for city driving.

   Synonymssaloon

2. Historical vehicleC1formal

   A closed litter for one passenger, carried by two bearers, used in the 17th and 18th centuries.

   Портишез

   • The queen was transported in a luxurious sedan chair.
   • Sedans were a common mode of transport for the wealthy in the 1700s.
   • The museum displayed an ornate sedan from the 18th century.

   Synonymschairlittersedan chair