ALL meanings of cul-de-sac
cul-de-sac
C c - countable noun cul-de-sac A cul-de-sac is a short road which is closed off at one end. 3
- noun cul-de-sac a road with one end blocked off; dead end 3
- noun cul-de-sac an inescapable position 3
- noun cul-de-sac any tube-shaped bodily cavity or pouch closed at one end, such as the caecum 3
- noun cul-de-sac a passage or position with only one outlet; blind alley; specif., a dead-end street with a turnaround at the closed end 3
- noun cul-de-sac a situation from which there is no escape 3
- noun cul-de-sac a blind pouch, as the cecum 3
- noun plural cul-de-sac a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street. 1
- noun plural cul-de-sac any situation in which further progress is impossible. 1
- noun plural cul-de-sac the hemming in of a military force on all sides except behind. 1
- noun plural cul-de-sac Anatomy. a saclike cavity, tube, or the like, open only at one end, as the cecum. 1
- noun cul-de-sac street: no exit 1
- noun cul-de-sac residential road: no exit 1
- noun cul-de-sac A blind alley or dead end street. 0
- noun cul-de-sac A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic. 0
- noun cul-de-sac An impasse. 0
- noun cul-de-sac (medicine) A sack-like cavity or tube open at one end only. 0