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

Example Sentences

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sedan chair

The galleries were massively on the Northern Irishman's side - they'd carry him on a sedan chair down every fairway if they could - but Hovland was popular out there, too.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2022

“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

In one video, Mr. Yiannopoulos arrives at a speech on a sedan chair carried by several young men wearing Trump hats.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2016

Everyone except Yishan fell to their knees as the emperor pushed his way off the sedan chair, his eyes glittering.

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