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Merriam Webster's

noun (plural culs-de-sac; also cul-de-sacs) Etymology: French, literally, bottom of the bag Date: 1738 1. a blind diverticulum or pouch 2. a street or passage closed at one end 3. blind alley

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. culs-de-sac pronunc. same) 1 a street or passage closed at one end. 2 a route or course leading nowhere; a position from which one cannot escape. 3 Anat. = DIVERTICULUM. Etymology: F, = sack-bottom

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cul-de-sacs) A cul-de-sac is a short road which is closed off at one end. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use dead end) ...a four-bedroom detached house in a quiet cul-de-sac. = close N-COUNT: usu sing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Fr.] Blind alley.