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berline — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sedan noun A car with a separate boot and a fixed roof, seating passengers in an enclosed cabin.

Senses

berline is used for these senses in English:

  • sedan An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
  • sedan (US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.

sedan — full definition

  1. noun A car with a separate boot and a fixed roof, seating passengers in an enclosed cabin.
  2. noun Historically, an enclosed chair for one person, carried on poles by bearers.

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