'Cul-de-sac' definitions:

Definition of 'Cul-de-sac'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end. [1913 Webster]