Definition of 'cul-de-sac'
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cul-de-sac in British English
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Word origin
C18: from French, literally: bottom of the bag
cul-de-sac in American English
nounWord forms: plural ˌcul-ˈde-sacs or ˌculs-ˈde-sac
1.
3. Anatomy
a blind pouch, as the cecum
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Word origin
Fr, lit., bottom of a sack
cul-de-sac in American English
(ˈkʌldəˈsæk, -ˌsæk, ˈkul-, French kʏdᵊˈsak)
nounWord forms: plural culs-de-sac (ˈkʌlzdəˈsæk, -ˌsæk, ˈkulz-, French kʏdᵊˈsak)
1.
a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street
2.
any situation in which further progress is impossible
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