cul-de-sacs

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• Cul-De-Sacs and Dead Ends — Studio album by The Minders Released September 7, 1999 …   Wikipedia

• cul-de-sac — [kul΄də sak′, kool΄də sak′] n. pl. cul de sacs or culs de sac [Fr, lit., bottom of a sack] 1. a passage or position with only one outlet; blind alley; specif., a dead end street with a turnaround at the closed end 2. a situation from which there… …   English World dictionary

• Cul-de-sac — For other uses, see Cul de sac (disambiguation). Blind alley redirects here. For other uses, see Blind Alley (disambiguation). Dead End Street redirects here. For the song by The Kinks, see Dead End Street (song). A cul de sac in Sacramento,… …   Wikipedia

• Cul-de-sac — A viewer writes regarding the term cul de sac : I know we live on one. Is there a medical meaning for it? The answer is of course: Yes (or you d not be reading this here). An anatomic cul de sac is a blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one… …   Medical dictionary

• cul-de-sac — UK [ˈkʌl də ˌsæk] / US [ˌkʌl də ˈsæk] / US [ˌkʊl də ˈsæk] noun [countable] Word forms cul de sac : singular cul de sac plural cul de sacs 1) a short street closed at one end, so that traffic cannot pass through it 2) a situation in which you can… …   English dictionary

• cul-de-sac — [[t]kʌ̱l dɪ sæk, AM sæ̱k[/t]] cul de sacs N COUNT: usu sing A cul de sac is a short road which is closed off at one end. [mainly BRIT] We have a four bedroom detached house in a quiet cul de sac near Chelmsford. Syn: close (in AM, usually use… …   English dictionary

• cul-de-sac — noun (plural culs de sac; also cul de sacs) Etymology: French, literally, bottom of the bag Date: 1738 1. a blind diverticulum or pouch 2. a street or passage closed at one end 3. blind alley …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cul-de-sac —  (Hyphens.) Pl. cul de sacs …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• cul-de-sac —    (kül de SAK) [French: bottom of the bag] A street or passage open only at one end; a dead end street; a blind alley. By extension, any situation in which one cannot make further progress, or from which one cannot escape.    But now the horror… …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• cul-de-sac — [ kʌldəˌsak, kʊl ] noun (plural culs de sac or cul de sacs pronunciation same or ˌsaks) a street or passage closed at one end. Origin C18 (orig. in anatomy): Fr., lit. bottom of a sack …   English new terms dictionary

• cul-de-sac — [ kyd(ə)sak ] n. m. • déb. XIIIe; de cul et sac 1 ♦ Rue sans issue. ⇒ impasse. « Un dédale inextricable de ruelles, de carrefours et de culs de sac » (Hugo). Couloir, galerie se terminant en cul de sac. 2 ♦ Fig. Carrière, entreprise sans issue,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle