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cul-de-sac

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌldəˌsak, ˈkʊl-/

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Definition of cul-de-sac

noun (plural culs-de-sac or cul-de-sacs pronunc. same or /-ˌsaks/)

  • a street or passage closed at one end.
  • a route or course leading nowhere:was the new post a career cul-de-sac?
  • Anatomy a vessel, tube, or sac open at only one end.

Origin:

mid 18th century (originally in anatomy): French, literally 'bottom of a sack'

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