sedan chair

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sedan chair

(Engineering / 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

sedan chair - An enclosed chair carried on poles.

See also related terms for poles.

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Noun

sedan chair - a closed litter for one passenger

sedan

jampan - a kind of sedan chair used in India

litter - conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

Translations

sedan chair n (Hist) → portantina

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