c.An impasse:"This was the cul-de-sac the year kept driving me toward: men and women would always be at odds"(Philip Weiss). 2.AnatomyA saclike cavity or tube open only at one end. [French :cul,bottom(from Old French, from Latincūlus; seeculet) +de,of(from Old French, from ...
Cul-de-sac definition: a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street.. See examples of CUL-DE-SAC used in a sentence.
cul-de-sac 1.a road with one end blocked off; dead end 2.Anatomyany tube-shaped bodily cavity or pouch closed at one end, such as the caecum Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 A street, lane, or alley that is closed at one end; usually having...