sedan-chair
31sedan — se|dan [sıˈdæn] n AmE AusE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: sedan chair] a car that has four doors, seats for at least four people, and a ↑trunk British Equivalent: saloon …
32sedan — se•dan [[t]sɪˈdæn[/t]] n. 1) aum trs an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons 2) trs sedan chair • Etymology: 1625–35; of obscure orig …
33sedan — /səˈdæn / (say suh dan) noun 1. Also, saloon car. a car with two rows of seating, four or two doors, and a separate boot. 2. a sedan chair. {origin uncertain; ? from Italian, from Latin sēdes seat} …
34Chair — (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.] [1913 Webster] …
35Chair days — Chair Chair (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.]… …
36chair|man — «CHAIR muhn», noun, plural men, verb, manned, man|ning. –n. 1. the person who is in charge of a meeting: »The chairman called the meeting to order. 2. the person at the head of a committee, board, or other organized body: »The chairman asked the… …
37sedan — ► NOUN 1) an enclosed chair carried between two horizontal poles, common in the 17th and 18th centuries. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a car for four or more people. ORIGIN perhaps from an Italian dialect word, from Latin sella saddle …
38Sedan (car) — A sedan car, American English terminology (saloon in British English), is one of the most common body styles of the modern automobile. At its most basic, the sedan is a passenger car with two rows of seats and adequate passenger space in the rear …
39chair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. chairperson, man, or woman, convenor, coordinator, moderator, speaker, master of ceremonies, MC, emcee, toastmaster, roastmaster (sl.); seat (See furniture); professorship, judgeship, fellowship. See… …
40sedan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vehicle, automobile, limousine, landau[let], closed or touring car; litter, palanquin, palkee. See support. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Chair] Syn. saddle, place, carriage; see chair 1 . 2. [Vehicle] Syn.… …
