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sedan chair

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

in the past, a seat for one person surrounded by walls and with horizontal poles at either side, designed to be lifted and carried by two peopleCarriages and carts
(Definition of sedan chair noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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