plural sedans
1
or sedan chair plural sedan chairs
: a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people
2
a
: a 2- or 4-door automobile seating four or more persons and usually having a permanent top compare coupe entry 1
b
: a motorboat having one passenger compartment
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This depends on your engine type, but generally, for most sedans and SUVs, a jump starter with 800 to 1,000 amps will do.
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Meanwhile, Lee just picked up his daughter in a dead man’s sedan.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Per the Florida Highway Patrol, the 44-year-old woman, who has not been named, was driving a Kia sedan southbound on the highway, and then drifted into the northbound lane.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Burks was halfway across Concordia Avenue when the witness heard a vehicle’s engine rev up and then saw a white sedan hit Burks, who went airborne.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Lee just picked up his daughter in a dead man’s sedan.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
Per the Florida Highway Patrol, the 44-year-old woman, who has not been named, was driving a Kia sedan southbound on the highway, and then drifted into the northbound lane.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Burks was halfway across Concordia Avenue when the witness heard a vehicle’s engine rev up and then saw a white sedan hit Burks, who went airborne.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Sedan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedan. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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sedan
noun
se·dan
si-ˈdan 
1
: a portable often covered chair that is designed to hold one person and to be carried on poles by two people
2
: an enclosed automobile that seats four to seven persons including the driver in a single compartment and has a permanent top
Geographical Definition
Sedan
geographical name
Se·dan
si-ˈdan
French sə-ˈdäⁿ
city in northeastern France on the Meuse River near the border with Belgium population 18,577
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