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cul-de-sac

noun

NAmE//ˈkʌl də ˌsæk//

, NAmE//ˈkʊldə ˌsæk//

(pl. cul-de-sacs or culs-de-sac) (from French)

1a street that is closed at one end We live in a quiet cul-de-sac.

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2(figurative) This particular brand of socialism had entered a cul-de-sac (= could make no further progress).

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