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Auto vs Sedan - What's the difference?

auto | sedan |

As nouns the difference between auto and sedan

is that auto is an automobile while sedan is 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.

As an adjective auto

is automatic of a gearbox / transmission.

As a proper noun Auto

is an unincorporated community in West Virginia.

auto

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , metanalyzed from (auto-) in words such as (automatic), (autopilot), and (automobile).

Adjective

(-)
  • automatic

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An automobile.
  • A .
  • A setting for automatic operation.
  • A writ.
  • An automatic gearbox / transmission.
  • A car with an automatic gearbox / transmission.
    • Synonyms
    * (sense) automobile, car, motorcar; motor * (setting for automatic operation) automatic
    Antonyms
    * (setting for automatic operation) manual
    Derived terms
    * autorack
    See also
    * auto-

    Etymology 2

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) An autorickshaw.

    • See also

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    sedan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • (US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) A motorcar designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.
  • * 1986 May, Jack Keebler, U.S. Family Sedans - traditional techology takes on state of the art'', '' , page 24,
    • What we are observing in this sedan' square-off is the cumulative effect of modern design technology on the family ' sedan .
  • * 1996 , Dennis Adler, Fifties Flashback: The American Car , 2004, page 22,
    • In addition there was a companion four-door sedan , mounted on the C- 38 Series 121.5-inch platform and equipped with the 1 14-horsepower L-head six.
  • * 2005 , Dennis W. Parks, American Hot Rod: How to Build a Hot Rod with Boyd Coddington , page 115,
    • The 1929 Model A Tudor sedan on these pages will receive a mild top chop of 3 inches, combined with the installation of a rear delivery door and a filled roof.

    Derived terms

    * sedanlike

    Synonyms

    * (chair carried by porters) litter, sedan chair * (body style of a car) saloon (UK)

    Anagrams

    * ----