The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
(Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front.
(Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.
Wiktionary
culs-de-sac
n. (cul-de-sac English)
WordNet
culs-de-sac
See cul-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.