CUL-DE-SAC


Meaning of CUL-DE-SAC in English

[ 'kʌldəˌsak , 'kʊl- ]

■ noun ( plural culs-de-sac or ~s pronunciation same or -ˌsaks ) a street or passage closed at one end.

Origin

C18 (orig. in anatomy): Fr., lit. 'bottom of a sack'.

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