A sedan is a car with seats for four or more people, a fixed roof, and a boot that is separate from the part of the car that you sit in.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use saloon
sedan in British English
(sɪˈdæn)
noun
1. US, Canadian and New Zealand
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
Word origin
C17: of uncertain origin; compare Latin sēdēs seat
Sedan in British English
(French sədɑ̃, English sɪˈdæn)
noun
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: 19 219 (2008)
Sedan in American English
(sɪˈdæn; French səˈdɑ̃)
city in N France, on the Meuse River: scene of a decisive French defeat (1870) in the Franco-Prussian War: pop. 22,000
sedan in American English
(sɪˈdæn)
noun
1.
UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
2. US
an automobile with two or four doors, a permanent rigid top, and a full-sized rear seat
Word origin
? coined (1634) by Sir S. Duncombe, Eng holder of the patent, prob. < It sedente, sitting < sedere, to sit < L: see sit
Examples of 'sedan' in a sentence
sedan
Todd went with him in the sedan, Maxine and Jerry followed on.