sedan chair

• Meio de transporte histórico formado por uma cadeira fechada carregada em varais por dois ou mais carregadores, usado principalmente nos séculos XVII e XVIII antes dos veículos modernos.

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.

   Meio de transporte histórico

   • 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.