Meaning of CUL DE SAC
| Pronunciation: | | k'uldus`ak
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- [n] a street with only one way in or out
- [n] a passage with access only at one end
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| | Synonyms: | | blind alley, cul, dead end, dead-end street, impasse |
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| | See Also: | | passage, thoroughfare | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cul`-de-sac"\ (ku`de-s?k" or kul`de-s?k"), n.; pl.
{Culs-de-sac} (ku`- or kulz`-). [ F., lit., bottom of a bag.]
1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one
end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no
way of exit but to the front.
3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or
organ, open only at one end.
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| | Definition: | | - A French term meaning "dead end" or "blind alley."
- In women, a pouch located at the bottom of the abdominal cavity between the uterus and rectum.
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