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Cul-de-sac
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Culˊ-de-sac′
(kuˊde-s?k′ or kulˊde-s?k′)
, Noun.
pl.
Culs-de-sac
(kuˊ- or kulzˊ-)
. [ F., lit., bottom of a bag.]
1.
A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
2.
(Mil.)
a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front.
3.
(Anat.)
Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.