SEDAN CHAIR

Meaning of SEDAN CHAIR in English

(~s)

A ~ 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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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 — ( sedan chairs) A sedan chair is an enclosed chair for one person carried on two poles by two men, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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

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