Culs-de-sac

2 definitions found

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.]
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     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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  culs-de-sac
       See {cul-de-sac}