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sedan

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[si-dan]

noun

  1. an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.

  2. sedan chair.



Sedan

2

[si-dan, suh-dahn]

noun

  1. a city in NE France, on the Meuse River: defeat and capture of Napoleon III 1870.

sedan

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/ ɪˈæ /

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): saloon.a closed two-door or four-door car with four to six seats

  2. short for sedan chair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sedan

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/ sədɑ̃, ɪˈæ /

noun

  1. a town in NE France, on the River Meuse: passed to France in 1642; a Protestant stronghold (16th–17th centuries); scene of a French defeat (1870) during the Franco-Prussian War and of a battle (1940) in World War II, which began the German invasion of France. Pop: 20548 (1999)

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sedan1

First recorded in 1625–35; of obscure origin
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sedan1

C17: of uncertain origin; compare Latin ŧŧ seat
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The discovery of the black sedan was alerted to local residents' mobile phones in a message that said: "Suspect not located. Keep your doors locked and vehicles secured."

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Federal agents rammed and trapped a white sedan in Boyle Heights on Wednesday that contained a man, woman and child.

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The explosives were detonated from inside a 2010 silver Ford Fusion sedan, according to authorities.

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“We believe he was the subject found by the vehicle,” said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, referencing a 2010 silver Ford Fusion sedan near the explosion site.

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Akil Davis, the FBI's assistant director in the Los Angeles field office, said the suspect used a 2010 silver Ford Fusion sedan in the attack.

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