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cul-de-sac

Verified French in English Places & travel
cul-de-sac
cul-de-sac

Definition

A street closed at one end.

From French cul-de-sac.

Merriam-Webster records 1738 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

The children played at the end of the cul-de-sac.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cul-de-sac

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