cul-de-sac

  1. Noun.  A blind alley or dead end street.
  2. 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.
  3. Noun.  An impasse.
  4. Noun.  (medicine) A sack-like cavity or tube open at one end only.

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