cul-de-sac
- Noun. A blind alley or dead end street.
- Noun. (US) : A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.
- Noun. An impasse.
- Noun. (medicine) A sack-like cavity or tube open at one end only.
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