About The Word Cul-de-sac
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Cul-de-sac
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What's The Definition Of Cul-de-sac?
[n] a street with only one way in or out
[n] a passage with access only at one end Synonyms | Synonyms for Cul-de-sac: blind alley | cul | dead end | dead-end street | impasse Related Terms | Find terms related to Cul-de-sac: See Also | passage | thoroughfare Cul-de-sac In Webster's Dictionary \Cul`-de-sac"\ (ku`de-s?k" or kul`de-s?k"), n.; pl.
{Culs-de-sac} (ku`- or kulz`-). [ F., lit., bottom of a bag.]
1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one
end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no
way of exit but to the front.
3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or
organ, open only at one end.
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