01 n. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
pl.
Culs-de-sac ((ku`- [or] kulz`-))
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1.
A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
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2.
a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front.(Mil.)
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3.
Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.(Anat.)