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Cul-de-sac - Definition and Overview |
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- For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (group). See also Dead end (disambiguation).
A cul-de-sac (originally in anatomy: French, literally "bottom of a sack") or dead-end is a street or road with only one entrance and exit. While some are true cul-de-sacs, with no passage possible, others allow cyclists, pedestrians etc. to pass.
In modern urban planning cul-de-sacs are deliberately created as they are streets with very little traffic, and hence often desirable as residential areas.
Both cul-de-sac and dead end are used metaphorically to mean a line of thought or action which leads nowhere.
Cul-de-Sac is also the title of a 1966 film by Roman Polanski set on Lindisfarne and featuring Donald Pleasence and Lionel Stander.
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Example Usage of Cul-de-sac |
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lvgolfblogger: The very ordered life of the world's No 1 sporting icon: One small car crash in a rich Cul-de-sac of Flori.. http://bit.ly/6gFGyN |
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TravisCharon: oh noes...the new neighbor across the street put up Christmas lights! He broke the Cul-de-sac code that nobody decorates.... |
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california_ads: http://bit.ly/pHapP Dec 4, 2009: "Young Polanski: Cul-de-sac at Oddball Films" at Oddball Films: Event: “Young P... http://bit.ly/4R4sNj |
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