palanquin — meaning in English

English meaning

• palanquin noun An enclosed litter, carried on poles by bearers, historically used to transport a passenger.
• sedan noun A car with a separate boot and a fixed roof, seating passengers in an enclosed cabin.

Senses

palanquin is used for these senses in English:

• palanquin (loosely) Synonym of litter, any similar vehicle open or closed, human or animal-borne, particularly (historical) in colonial Asian contexts.
• 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 — 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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