sedan chair

(Automotive Engineering) a closed chair for one passenger, carried on poles by two bearers. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th centuries. Sometimes shortened to: sedan

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sedan′ chair`

an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers.

[1740–50]

sedan chair

- An enclosed chair carried on poles.

sedan chair

n (Hist) → portantina

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