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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cul-de-sac \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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one
        end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
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     2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no
        way of exit but to the front.
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     3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or
        organ, open only at one end.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Culdesac, ID (city, FIPS 19900)
    Location: 46.37499 N, 116.66935 W
    Population (1990): 280 (127 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 83524

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Culdesac, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
     Population (2000):    378
     Housing Units (2000): 171
     Land area (2000):     0.236038 sq. miles (0.611335 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.236038 sq. miles (0.611335 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            19900
     Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
     Location:             46.374883 N, 116.670333 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     83524
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Culdesac, ID
      Culdesac
  

















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