SEDAN CHAIR

Meaning of SEDAN CHAIR in English

( sedan chairs)

A sedan chair is an enclosed chair for one person carried on two poles by two men, one in front and one behind. Sedan chairs were used in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

SEDAN CHAIR — noun see sedan 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEDAN CHAIR — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEDAN CHAIR — n. litter, portable closed passenger vehicle for one person suspended between poles and carried by men (was common during the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEDAN CHAIR — noun a box containing a seat for one person, carried on poles by two people, used in the 17th and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEDAN CHAIR — seˌdan ˈchair BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from Latin sella 'seat' , from sedere ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEDAN CHAIR — (~s) A ~ is an enclosed chair for one person carried on two poles by two men, one in front …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEDAN CHAIR — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Goat-mask turned expectantly to the sedan chair , and stretched out a hand. ▪ Our …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEDAN CHAIR — (историческое) портшез носилки; паланкин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEDAN-CHAIR — = sedan 2)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEDAN CHAIR — Носилки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SEDAN CHAIR — = sedan 2
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEDAN-CHAIR — = sedan 2
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEDAN-CHAIR — портшез
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SEDAN CHAIR — = sedan 2
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SEDAN CHAIR — = sedan 2
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SEDAN CHAIR — n. седан [авто.]; портшез; носилки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SEDAN CHAIR — n. седан [авто.]; портшез; носилки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SEDAN-CHAIR — = sedan 2)
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SEDAN-CHAIR — - sedan 2)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SEDAN-CHAIR — = sedan 2
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SEDAN-CHAIR — = sedan 2
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SEDAN-CHAIR — портшез
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SEDAN CHAIR — носилки
English-Russian Online Dictionary
SEDAN-CHAIR — = sedan 2)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEDAN CHAIR — (историческое) портшез носилки; паланкин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEDAN — geographical name city NE France on the Meuse NE of Reims population 22,407
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHAIR — I. ˈche(ə)r, -a(a)(ə)r, -eə, -a(a)ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chayere, from Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEDAN — sə̇ˈdan, sēˈ-, -aa(ə)n noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. or sedan chair a. : a portable chair or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEDAN — (n.) A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. …
Английский словарь Webster
SEDAN — ( n. ) A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, -- usually borne on poles by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEDAN — /si dan"/ ; Fr. /seuh dahonn"/ , n. a city in NE France, on the Meuse River: defeat and capture …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEDAN — /si dan"/ , n. 1. an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAIR — — chairless , adj. /chair/ , n. 1. a seat, esp. for one person, usually having four legs for support …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEDAN — n. closed passenger car carrying four or more passengers in a single compartment; portable covered chair carried by two people, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHAIR — I. ˈcher noun Etymology: Middle English chaiere, from Anglo-French, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- cata- + hedra …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEDAN — sə-ˈdäⁿ geographical name city NE France on the Meuse NE of Reims population 22,407
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEDAN — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1635 1. : a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEDAN — noun a portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, usually borne on poles by two men. …
Webster English vocab
CHAIR — vt to place in a chair. 2. chair ·noun a movable single seat with a back. 3. chair ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SEDAN — [ sɪ'dan ] ■ noun 1》 (also ~ chair ) an enclosed chair for conveying one person, carried between horizontal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEDAN — [se.dan] n [origin unknown] (1635) 1: a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAIR — [chair] n [ME chaiere, fr. OF, fr. L cathedra, fr. Gk kathedra, fr. kata- cata- + hedra seat--more at sit] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEDAN — also called Sedan Chair, portable, enclosed chair mounted on horizontally placed parallel poles and carried by men or animals. In …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHAIR — seat with a back, intended for one person. It is one of the most ancient forms of furniture, dating from …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEDAN — town, Ardennes dpartement, Champagne-Ardenne rgion, northeastern France. Sedan is situated 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the Belgian frontier. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEDAN — sedan, Sedan BrE AmE sɪ ˈdæn sə- —French [ sə dɑ̃ ] ▷ sedan|s z ▶ se ˌ dan ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEDAN — / sɪˈdæn; NAmE / noun ( NAmE ) = saloon (1) •• WORD ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of an Italian …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIR — / tʃeə(r); NAmE tʃer/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a piece of furniture for one person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEDAN — se ‧ dan /sɪˈdæn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English Australian English [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: sedan chair ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAIR — I. chair 1 S1 W2 /tʃeə $ tʃer/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEDAN — n. 1 (in full sedan chair) an enclosed chair for conveying one person, carried between horizontal poles by two porters, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHAIR — n. & v. --n. 1 a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEDAN — n. 1 (in full sedan chair) an enclosed chair for conveying one person, carried between horizontal poles by two porters, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAIR — n. & v. n. 1 a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEDAN — n.1 (in full sedan chair) an enclosed chair for conveying one person, carried between horizontal poles by two porters, common …
Oxford English vocab
CHAIR — n. & v. --n. 1. a separate seat for one person, of various forms, usu. having a back and four …
Oxford English vocab
SEDAN — ( sedans) A sedan is a car with seats for four or more people, a fixed roof, and a boot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIR — ( chairs, chairing, chaired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A chair …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEDAN — (~s) A ~ is a car with seats for four or more people, a fixed roof, and a boot that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SEDAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sedan chair COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN chair ▪ Goat-mask turned expectantly to the sedan …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bath chair beach chair chair a committee (= be the person in charge of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEDAN — [noun] [C] - US and ANZ for saloon (CAR)If you're looking for an inexpensive family car, this well-equipped sedan deserves …
Cambridge English vocab
CHAIR — Synonyms and related words : Eames chair, Hitchcock chair, TV chair, administer, administrate, anoint, armchair, armless chair, authority, ax, back …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEDAN — Classification: City Located in: Minnesota (MN) Total Population (2000): 65 Total Housing Units (2000): 31 Land Area (square meters): 1312804 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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