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

“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

While the grandees mingle, Rinehart sets up court with her entourage in a shaded corner of the garden on what looks like a sedan chair, but is actually just a garden settee.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2019

I recommend a sedan chair or a palanquin, depending on income level.

From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2018

You can imagine him on an inspection tour, peering out through the silk curtains of his sedan chair at the stallholders and hawkers.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2012

Irri and Jhiqui followed ahorse, with Aggo and Rakharo, then Reznak in an ornate sedan chair with an awning to keep the sun off his head.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin