cul-de-sac

(cul-de-sac) 3 syllables

Definition


noun.
1 a street lane etc. closed at one end; blind alley; deadend street; 2 any situation in which further progress is impossible.

Example Sentence

The house was at the end of the cul-de-sac. Spelled with hyphens.

Synonyms

closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street

Antonyms

two lane highway