Dead-end definition
An example of a dead end is a street that stops at the end of a cliff.
An example of a dead end is a job where there is no possible way you could ever get promoted or make more money.
A dead-end gang.
The road dead-ends at the lake.
A dead-end street.
A dead-end job.
To dead-end in a middle management position.
Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!
We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.
Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.
A dead-end job.