Definition of cul-de-sac in English:

cul-de-sac

nounPlural culs-de-sac, Plural cul-de-sacs ˈkʌldəˌsakˈkʊldəˌsakˈkəldəˌsæk

1A street or passage closed at one end.
Example sentencesExamples
- People power has secured a public meeting to discuss plans to turn a Warminster street into a cul-de-sac.
- And they know it's your car because they know you and they know you because your street is a cul-de-sac and strangers have little reason to walk through it.
- Even working waste collection vehicles could not negotiate many back streets and cul-de-sacs for fear of losing their grip on the road while turning.
- There was a fear that extra traffic from my students would decrease the safety of the cul-de-sac street.
- The shop was in Churchill Road, a cul-de-sac right at the top of the High Street on the left hand side.
- He said possible options for the road could include creating a cul-de-sac, building a bypass or introducing speed-restrictions and traffic calming measures.
- He said a number of roads had speed humps in his ward, including tight streets and cul-de-sacs, many where there was no evidence of speeding or a history of accidents.
- There would be basement parking for 90 cars with vehicular access from a new cul-de-sac off New Street.
- She showers, changes clothes, then walks the dog around the development's maze of culs-de-sac and möbius streets.
- A new road would provide access to traffic from High Road, with the cul-de-sac encircling 66 of the properties.
- On the other side, in the city of New Haven, is the West Rock housing project: boarded-up buildings, litter-strewn cul-de-sacs, and dead-end roads.
- Applications will only be considered for the closure of roads, which are ‘local distributors, cul-de-sacs or access-only streets’.
- It changed the nature of suburban streets, with cul-de-sacs replacing straight streets as desirable places to reside and house design changing to incorporate carports or garages.
- The project includes a cul-de-sac and two boulevard roadways.
- The village streets and cul-de-sacs reminded me of a European village.
- The new design should make it easier for the street cleansers to manoeuvre it around tight roads and into cul-de-sacs.
- Interconnected streets and broad sidewalks rather than cul-de-sacs facilitate human movement through a neighborhood.
- Housing groups within the development will be interconnected with an accessible street layout and long cul-de-sacs.
- Although Winterscale Street is a cul-de-sac, highway officials admit they have no safety concerns which would warrant refusal.
- He noted that the different housing groups within the area will be interconnected with an accessible street layout and long cul-de-sacs will be avoided.
Synonyms
no through road, blind alley, dead end
1. 1.1 A route or course leading nowhere.
  was the new post a career cul-de-sac?
  Example sentencesExamples
  A good cast is led into a cul-de-sac of silliness.
  How had I, and countless other well-meaning teachers and educational professionals, managed to spend three years marching down this terrible educational cul-de-sac?
  The group is inventive and eclectic, never stopping in any cul-de-sac for too long.
  While cyberspace may appear to be an ever-growing universe, it's likely to become a misleadingly impressive cul-de-sac.
  Although he finds his career path stuck in a cul-de-sac, his fiery style of populist politics gives him the capacity to affect the direction of events in the run up to the general election.
  So what is the way out of this cul-de-sac of unsatisfied feelings and frustration?
  Anything short of persuading the union's rank and file would be a shortcut to a cul-de-sac; an arrangement at the top of the union that would amount to very little.
  They were ultimately led by a man who was stuck in a political cul-de-sac as claustrophobic as the compound in which he was effectively imprisoned for the past two years.
  They seemed to be stuck in a electoral cul-de-sac and appeared to be going nowhere.
  Dissent is to be found elsewhere than in this self-referential cul-de-sac.
  My genes have reached a biological cul-de-sac and they're going nowhere.
  Given this policy cul-de-sac, how much further can the bubble be sustained?
  More troubling are the forces that trap many of these workers in a career cul-de-sac.
  A word to the wise: a policy to reintroduce traffic to the footstreets is a political cul-de-sac.
  So after Thursday's departure, will he go down that tried-and - tested soap acting career cul-de-sac and release a rubbish single?
  His anatomy of the human condition, however, is not the political and moral cul-de-sac it purports to be.
  It was only when they realised they were in a political cul-de-sac that they changed approach.
  Let's step away from this philosophical cul-de-sac.
  There's no saying whether it would've taken them in a fruitful new direction or just led them into a cul-de-sac.
  How could such euphoria and triumphalism end only two years later in the political cul-de-sac of voter apathy?
2. 1.2Anatomy A vessel, tube, or sac open at only one end.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The surgeon performed a physical examination and noted extreme tenderness in the posterior uterine cul-de-sac upon pelvic examination.
  The inside of the appendix forms a cul-de-sac that usually opens into the large intestine.
  It is the only skin-lined cul-de-sac in the human body.
  It is performed by first drying the tear film, then inserting a Schirmer strip into the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac toward the temporal aspect of the lower lid.

Origin

Mid 18th century (originally in anatomy): French, literally 'bottom of a sack'.

Definition of cul-de-sac in US English:

cul-de-sac

nounˈkəldəˌsækˈkəldəˌsak

1A street or passage closed at one end.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even working waste collection vehicles could not negotiate many back streets and cul-de-sacs for fear of losing their grip on the road while turning.
- He said a number of roads had speed humps in his ward, including tight streets and cul-de-sacs, many where there was no evidence of speeding or a history of accidents.
- He noted that the different housing groups within the area will be interconnected with an accessible street layout and long cul-de-sacs will be avoided.
- Although Winterscale Street is a cul-de-sac, highway officials admit they have no safety concerns which would warrant refusal.
- The new design should make it easier for the street cleansers to manoeuvre it around tight roads and into cul-de-sacs.
- There would be basement parking for 90 cars with vehicular access from a new cul-de-sac off New Street.
- The shop was in Churchill Road, a cul-de-sac right at the top of the High Street on the left hand side.
- On the other side, in the city of New Haven, is the West Rock housing project: boarded-up buildings, litter-strewn cul-de-sacs, and dead-end roads.
- Applications will only be considered for the closure of roads, which are ‘local distributors, cul-de-sacs or access-only streets’.
- The village streets and cul-de-sacs reminded me of a European village.
- People power has secured a public meeting to discuss plans to turn a Warminster street into a cul-de-sac.
- There was a fear that extra traffic from my students would decrease the safety of the cul-de-sac street.
- And they know it's your car because they know you and they know you because your street is a cul-de-sac and strangers have little reason to walk through it.
- She showers, changes clothes, then walks the dog around the development's maze of culs-de-sac and möbius streets.
- A new road would provide access to traffic from High Road, with the cul-de-sac encircling 66 of the properties.
- Interconnected streets and broad sidewalks rather than cul-de-sacs facilitate human movement through a neighborhood.
- It changed the nature of suburban streets, with cul-de-sacs replacing straight streets as desirable places to reside and house design changing to incorporate carports or garages.
- Housing groups within the development will be interconnected with an accessible street layout and long cul-de-sacs.
- He said possible options for the road could include creating a cul-de-sac, building a bypass or introducing speed-restrictions and traffic calming measures.
- The project includes a cul-de-sac and two boulevard roadways.
Synonyms
no through road, blind alley, dead end
1. 1.1 A route or course leading nowhere.
  the pro-democracy forces found themselves in a political cul-de-sac
  Example sentencesExamples
  More troubling are the forces that trap many of these workers in a career cul-de-sac.
  How could such euphoria and triumphalism end only two years later in the political cul-de-sac of voter apathy?
  They were ultimately led by a man who was stuck in a political cul-de-sac as claustrophobic as the compound in which he was effectively imprisoned for the past two years.
  A good cast is led into a cul-de-sac of silliness.
  They seemed to be stuck in a electoral cul-de-sac and appeared to be going nowhere.
  My genes have reached a biological cul-de-sac and they're going nowhere.
  How had I, and countless other well-meaning teachers and educational professionals, managed to spend three years marching down this terrible educational cul-de-sac?
  A word to the wise: a policy to reintroduce traffic to the footstreets is a political cul-de-sac.
  So after Thursday's departure, will he go down that tried-and - tested soap acting career cul-de-sac and release a rubbish single?
  Let's step away from this philosophical cul-de-sac.
  While cyberspace may appear to be an ever-growing universe, it's likely to become a misleadingly impressive cul-de-sac.
  Given this policy cul-de-sac, how much further can the bubble be sustained?
  Anything short of persuading the union's rank and file would be a shortcut to a cul-de-sac; an arrangement at the top of the union that would amount to very little.
  So what is the way out of this cul-de-sac of unsatisfied feelings and frustration?
  It was only when they realised they were in a political cul-de-sac that they changed approach.
  Dissent is to be found elsewhere than in this self-referential cul-de-sac.
  The group is inventive and eclectic, never stopping in any cul-de-sac for too long.
  Although he finds his career path stuck in a cul-de-sac, his fiery style of populist politics gives him the capacity to affect the direction of events in the run up to the general election.
  There's no saying whether it would've taken them in a fruitful new direction or just led them into a cul-de-sac.
  His anatomy of the human condition, however, is not the political and moral cul-de-sac it purports to be.
2. 1.2Anatomy A vessel, tube, or sac, e.g., the cecum, open at only one end.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is the only skin-lined cul-de-sac in the human body.
  The surgeon performed a physical examination and noted extreme tenderness in the posterior uterine cul-de-sac upon pelvic examination.
  The inside of the appendix forms a cul-de-sac that usually opens into the large intestine.
  It is performed by first drying the tear film, then inserting a Schirmer strip into the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac toward the temporal aspect of the lower lid.

Origin

Mid 18th century (originally in anatomy): French, literally ‘bottom of a sack’.

单词	cul-de-sac
释义	Definition of cul-de-sac in English: cul-de-sac nounPlural culs-de-sac, Plural cul-de-sacs ˈkʌldəˌsakˈkʊldəˌsakˈkəldəˌsæk 1A street or passage closed at one end. Example sentencesExamples People power has secured a public meeting to discuss plans to turn a Warminster street into a cul-de-sac. And they know it's your car because they know you and they know you because your street is a cul-de-sac and strangers have little reason to walk through it. Even working waste collection vehicles could not negotiate many back streets and cul-de-sacs for fear of losing their grip on the road while turning. There was a fear that extra traffic from my students would decrease the safety of the cul-de-sac street. The shop was in Churchill Road, a cul-de-sac right at the top of the High Street on the left hand side. He said possible options for the road could include creating a cul-de-sac, building a bypass or introducing speed-restrictions and traffic calming measures. He said a number of roads had speed humps in his ward, including tight streets and cul-de-sacs, many where there was no evidence of speeding or a history of accidents. There would be basement parking for 90 cars with vehicular access from a new cul-de-sac off New Street. She showers, changes clothes, then walks the dog around the development's maze of culs-de-sac and möbius streets. A new road would provide access to traffic from High Road, with the cul-de-sac encircling 66 of the properties. On the other side, in the city of New Haven, is the West Rock housing project: boarded-up buildings, litter-strewn cul-de-sacs, and dead-end roads. Applications will only be considered for the closure of roads, which are ‘local distributors, cul-de-sacs or access-only streets’. It changed the nature of suburban streets, with cul-de-sacs replacing straight streets as desirable places to reside and house design changing to incorporate carports or garages. The project includes a cul-de-sac and two boulevard roadways. The village streets and cul-de-sacs reminded me of a European village. The new design should make it easier for the street cleansers to manoeuvre it around tight roads and into cul-de-sacs. Interconnected streets and broad sidewalks rather than cul-de-sacs facilitate human movement through a neighborhood. Housing groups within the development will be interconnected with an accessible street layout and long cul-de-sacs. Although Winterscale Street is a cul-de-sac, highway officials admit they have no safety concerns which would warrant refusal. He noted that the different housing groups within the area will be interconnected with an accessible street layout and long cul-de-sacs will be avoided. Synonyms no through road, blind alley, dead end 1.1 A route or course leading nowhere. was the new post a career cul-de-sac? Example sentencesExamples A good cast is led into a cul-de-sac of silliness. How had I, and countless other well-meaning teachers and educational professionals, managed to spend three years marching down this terrible educational cul-de-sac? The group is inventive and eclectic, never stopping in any cul-de-sac for too long. While cyberspace may appear to be an ever-growing universe, it's likely to become a misleadingly impressive cul-de-sac. Although he finds his career path stuck in a cul-de-sac, his fiery style of populist politics gives him the capacity to affect the direction of events in the run up to the general election. So what is the way out of this cul-de-sac of unsatisfied feelings and frustration? Anything short of persuading the union's rank and file would be a shortcut to a cul-de-sac; an arrangement at the top of the union that would amount to very little. They were ultimately led by a man who was stuck in a political cul-de-sac as claustrophobic as the compound in which he was effectively imprisoned for the past two years. They seemed to be stuck in a electoral cul-de-sac and appeared to be going nowhere. Dissent is to be found elsewhere than in this self-referential cul-de-sac. My genes have reached a biological cul-de-sac and they're going nowhere. Given this policy cul-de-sac, how much further can the bubble be sustained? More troubling are the forces that trap many of these workers in a career cul-de-sac. A word to the wise: a policy to reintroduce traffic to the footstreets is a political cul-de-sac. So after Thursday's departure, will he go down that tried-and - tested soap acting career cul-de-sac and release a rubbish single? His anatomy of the human condition, however, is not the political and moral cul-de-sac it purports to be. It was only when they realised they were in a political cul-de-sac that they changed approach. Let's step away from this philosophical cul-de-sac. There's no saying whether it would've taken them in a fruitful new direction or just led them into a cul-de-sac. How could such euphoria and triumphalism end only two years later in the political cul-de-sac of voter apathy? 1.2Anatomy A vessel, tube, or sac open at only one end. Example sentencesExamples The surgeon performed a physical examination and noted extreme tenderness in the posterior uterine cul-de-sac upon pelvic examination. The inside of the appendix forms a cul-de-sac that usually opens into the large intestine. It is the only skin-lined cul-de-sac in the human body. It is performed by first drying the tear film, then inserting a Schirmer strip into the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac toward the temporal aspect of the lower lid. Origin Mid 18th century (originally in anatomy): French, literally 'bottom of a sack'. Definition of cul-de-sac in US English: cul-de-sac nounˈkəldəˌsækˈkəldəˌsak 1A street or passage closed at one end. Example sentencesExamples Even working waste collection vehicles could not negotiate many back streets and cul-de-sacs for fear of losing their grip on the road while turning. He said a number of roads had speed humps in his ward, including tight streets and cul-de-sacs, many where there was no evidence of speeding or a history of accidents. He noted that the different housing groups within the area will be interconnected with an accessible street layout and long cul-de-sacs will be avoided. Although Winterscale Street is a cul-de-sac, highway officials admit they have no safety concerns which would warrant refusal. The new design should make it easier for the street cleansers to manoeuvre it around tight roads and into cul-de-sacs. There would be basement parking for 90 cars with vehicular access from a new cul-de-sac off New Street. The shop was in Churchill Road, a cul-de-sac right at the top of the High Street on the left hand side. On the other side, in the city of New Haven, is the West Rock housing project: boarded-up buildings, litter-strewn cul-de-sacs, and dead-end roads. Applications will only be considered for the closure of roads, which are ‘local distributors, cul-de-sacs or access-only streets’. The village streets and cul-de-sacs reminded me of a European village. People power has secured a public meeting to discuss plans to turn a Warminster street into a cul-de-sac. There was a fear that extra traffic from my students would decrease the safety of the cul-de-sac street. And they know it's your car because they know you and they know you because your street is a cul-de-sac and strangers have little reason to walk through it. She showers, changes clothes, then walks the dog around the development's maze of culs-de-sac and möbius streets. A new road would provide access to traffic from High Road, with the cul-de-sac encircling 66 of the properties. Interconnected streets and broad sidewalks rather than cul-de-sacs facilitate human movement through a neighborhood. It changed the nature of suburban streets, with cul-de-sacs replacing straight streets as desirable places to reside and house design changing to incorporate carports or garages. Housing groups within the development will be interconnected with an accessible street layout and long cul-de-sacs. He said possible options for the road could include creating a cul-de-sac, building a bypass or introducing speed-restrictions and traffic calming measures. The project includes a cul-de-sac and two boulevard roadways. Synonyms no through road, blind alley, dead end 1.1 A route or course leading nowhere. the pro-democracy forces found themselves in a political cul-de-sac Example sentencesExamples More troubling are the forces that trap many of these workers in a career cul-de-sac. How could such euphoria and triumphalism end only two years later in the political cul-de-sac of voter apathy? They were ultimately led by a man who was stuck in a political cul-de-sac as claustrophobic as the compound in which he was effectively imprisoned for the past two years. A good cast is led into a cul-de-sac of silliness. They seemed to be stuck in a electoral cul-de-sac and appeared to be going nowhere. My genes have reached a biological cul-de-sac and they're going nowhere. How had I, and countless other well-meaning teachers and educational professionals, managed to spend three years marching down this terrible educational cul-de-sac? A word to the wise: a policy to reintroduce traffic to the footstreets is a political cul-de-sac. So after Thursday's departure, will he go down that tried-and - tested soap acting career cul-de-sac and release a rubbish single? Let's step away from this philosophical cul-de-sac. While cyberspace may appear to be an ever-growing universe, it's likely to become a misleadingly impressive cul-de-sac. Given this policy cul-de-sac, how much further can the bubble be sustained? Anything short of persuading the union's rank and file would be a shortcut to a cul-de-sac; an arrangement at the top of the union that would amount to very little. So what is the way out of this cul-de-sac of unsatisfied feelings and frustration? It was only when they realised they were in a political cul-de-sac that they changed approach. Dissent is to be found elsewhere than in this self-referential cul-de-sac. The group is inventive and eclectic, never stopping in any cul-de-sac for too long. Although he finds his career path stuck in a cul-de-sac, his fiery style of populist politics gives him the capacity to affect the direction of events in the run up to the general election. There's no saying whether it would've taken them in a fruitful new direction or just led them into a cul-de-sac. His anatomy of the human condition, however, is not the political and moral cul-de-sac it purports to be. 1.2Anatomy A vessel, tube, or sac, e.g., the cecum, open at only one end. Example sentencesExamples It is the only skin-lined cul-de-sac in the human body. The surgeon performed a physical examination and noted extreme tenderness in the posterior uterine cul-de-sac upon pelvic examination. The inside of the appendix forms a cul-de-sac that usually opens into the large intestine. It is performed by first drying the tear film, then inserting a Schirmer strip into the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac toward the temporal aspect of the lower lid. Origin Mid 18th century (originally in anatomy): French, literally ‘bottom of a sack’.
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