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Culs-de-sac

Cul-de-sac \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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culs-de-sac

n. (cul-de-sac English)

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culs-de-sac

Usage examples of "culs-de-sac".

The room numbers made little sense and the building was chockablock with culs-de-sac and dead ends.

King Rat led Saul through deserted building sites and car parks, down narrow passages masquerading as culs-de-sac.