Cul-de-sac Definition
kŭldĭ-săk, ko͝ol-
cul-de-sacs, culs-de-sac
noun
A dead-end street.
American Heritage
A situation from which there is no escape.
Webster's New World
An impasse.
Wiktionary
A passage or position with only one outlet; blind alley; specif., a dead-end street with a turnaround at the closed end.
Webster's New World
A blind pouch, as the cecum.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cul-de-sac
Noun
Singular:
cul-de-sac
Plural:
culs-de-sac, cul-de-sacsOrigin of Cul-de-sac
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French cul bottom (from Old French) (from Latin cūlus culet) de of (from Old French) (from Latin dē de–) sac sack (from Old French) (from Latin saccus sack1)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from French cul-de-sac, from cul (“bottom”) + de (“of”) + sac (“bag, sack”)
From Wiktionary
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