sedan chair

American  

noun

1. an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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sedan chair British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sedan chair

First recorded in 1740–50

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Example Sentences

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sedan chair

“I didn’t feel a thing as the car floated over every bump. It was a sedan chair on wheels. It was good to be Le Roi.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021

The Grand Tour, meanwhile, has spent the past two-and-a-bit years bulldozing its way across continents, proudly racking up air miles and hoisting its hosts aloft like minor royalty in a sedan chair.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2019

She often avoided confrontations on the narrow pavements by travelling in her sedan chair, which can still be seen in the town's heritage centre.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2014

Peter, dressed as a Roman emperor, is carried to the stage in a sedan chair.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2014

From nowhere, a large, elaborate sedan chair was brought forward, which the emperor settled into with great comfort.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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