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Sedan vs Roadster - What's the difference?

sedan | roadster |

As nouns the difference between sedan and roadster

is that sedan is while roadster is a sea-going vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.

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

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    roadster

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a sea-going vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.
  • (nautical) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.
  • A horse for riding on the road.
    • A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster . — Thackeray.
  • A bicycle, or tricycle, adapted for common roads, rather than for the racing track, usually of classic style & steel-framed.
  • (UK, dated) One who drives much; a coach driver.
  • (UK, dated, slang) A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the hounds across country.
  • An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.
  • A person who lives along the road.

    • See also

    * cabriolet, cabrio * convertible * drophead * landau * landaulet