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cul-de-sac
[kuhl-duh-sak, -sak, koo
l-; Fr. kyduh-sak] 
–noun, plural culs-de-sac [kuhlz-duh-sak, -sak, koolz-; Fr. kyduh-sak] .
[kuhlz-duh-sak, -sak, koolz-; Fr. kyduh-sak] . | 1. | a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street. |
| 2. | any situation in which further progress is impossible. |
| 3. | the hemming in of a military force on all sides except behind. |
| 4. | Anatomy. a saclike cavity, tube, or the like, open only at one end, as the cecum. |
Origin:
1730–40; < F: lit., bottom of the sack
1730–40; < F: lit., bottom of the sack
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| cul-de-sac (kŭl'dĭ-sāk', kŏŏl'-) n. pl. culs-de-sac (kŭlz'-, kŏŏlz'-) or cul-de-sacs (kŭl'-)
[French : cul, bottom (from Old French, from Latin cūlus; see culet) + de, of (from Old French, from Latin dē; see de-) + sac, sack (from Old French, from Latin saccus; see sack1).] |
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Cul-de-sac
Cul`-de-sac"\ (ku`de-s?k" or kul`de-s?k"), n.; pl. Culs-de-sac (ku`- or kulz`-). [ 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.
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Language Translation for : cul-de-sac
Spanish:
callejón sin salida,
German:
die Sackgasse,
Japanese:
行きどまり
cul-de-sac
1738, as an anatomical term, from Fr., lit. "bottom of a sack," from L. culus "bottom" (for second element, see sack (n.1)). Application to streets and alleys is from 1800.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cul–de–sac
Pronunciation: 'k&l-di-"sak, 'kul-; "k&l-di-', "kul-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural culs–de–sac /'k&l(z)-, 'kul(z)-, "k&l(z)-, "kul(z)-/ also cul–de–sacs /-"saks, -'saks/
1 : a blinddiverticulum or pouch; also : the closed end of such a pouch
2 : POUCH OF DOUGLAS
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cul-de-sac (kŭl'dĭ-sāk', k&oobreve;l'-)
n. pl. culs-de-sac (kŭlz'-, k&oobreve;lz'-) or cul-de-sacs
A saclike cavity or tube open only at one end.
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