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cul-de-sac

cul-de-sac [ kùl də sák ] (plural culs-de-sac [ kùl də sák ] or cul-de-sacs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. street closed at one end: a road with no exit at one end, often in a residential area

2. impasse: a situation in which further progress is impossible

3. anatomy body cavity resembling pouch: a body cavity or tubular structure open at one end only

[< French, "bottom of a sack"]
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