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cul-de-sac
cul-de-sac / ˈkəl di ˌsak/ • n. (pl. cul-de-sacs or culs-de-sac / ˈkəl(z)/ ) a street or passage closed at one end. ∎ fig. a route or course leading nowhere: the pro-democracy forces found themselves in a political cul-de-sac. ∎ Anat. a vessel, tube, or sac, e.g., the cecum, open at only one end. |
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"cul-de-sac." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cul-de-sac." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-culdesac.html "cul-de-sac." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-culdesac.html |
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cul-de-sac (anat.) vessel, etc., open at only one end XVIII; blind alley XIX. — F., lit. ‘bottom of the sack’.
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T. F. HOAD. "cul-de-sac." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cul-de-sac." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-culdesac.html T. F. HOAD. "cul-de-sac." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-culdesac.html |
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cul-de-sac
cul-de-sac. Alley, lane, passage, street, etc., closed at one end, with no exit except the entrance.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cul-de-sac." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cul-de-sac." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-culdesac.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "cul-de-sac." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-culdesac.html |
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cul-de-sac
•ransack • knapsack • Barsac • Cossack
•Husák • woolsack • rucksack
•cul-de-sac • haversack • hard tack
•haystack • tic-tac • chimney stack
•smokestack • Blu-Tack • thumbtack
•counter-attack • Medevac
•Czechoslovak, Slovak
•Sarawak • bushwhack • Arawak
•cognac • Armagnac • Balzac • Anzac
•Prozac • Muzak
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"cul-de-sac." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cul-de-sac." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-culdesac.html "cul-de-sac." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-culdesac.html |
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