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n. - A passage with access only at one end.

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Usage examples (30)
  • Q: What does the French word 'cul-de-sac' mean in English?
  • We should note that the u in Latin culīna and derivatives is short.
  • All they have to do is reject such allegations, leaving us nowhere except in a name calling cul-de-sac.
  • Whoa, was that com­men­tary writ­ten by a nine year old girl, or an aspir­ing PhD in cul­tural studies?
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