CUL-DE-SAC


Meaning of CUL-DE-SAC in English

/ ˈkʌl də sæk; NAmE / noun

( pl. cul-de-sacs or culs-de-sac ) (from French ) a street that is closed at one end ( figurative )

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent. (originally in anatomy): French , literally bottom of a sack .

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