Cul-de-sac Definition

kŭldĭ-săk, ko͝ol-
cul-de-sacs, culs-de-sac
noun
A dead-end street.
American Heritage
A situation from which there is no escape.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary
A passage or position with only one outlet; blind alley; specif., a dead-end street with a turnaround at the closed end.
Webster's New World
A blind pouch, as the cecum.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cul-de-sac

Noun

Singular:
cul-de-sac
Plural:
culs-de-sac, cul-de-sacs

Origin of Cul-de-sac

  • French cul bottom (from Old French) (from Latin cūlus culet) de of (from Old French) (from Latin de–) sac sack (from Old French) (from Latin saccus sack1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French cul-de-sac, from cul (“bottom”) + de (“of”) + sac (“bag, sack”)

    From Wiktionary

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