cul de sac

1. 1.

   a passage with access only at one end

   Synonymsculdead end

   Broaderpassage
2. 2.

   a street with only one way in or out

   Synonymsblind alleydead-end streetimpasse

   Broaderthoroughfare

Questions about cul de sac

What does cul de sac mean?

cul de sac means "a passage with access only at one end". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for cul de sac?

Close synonyms include cul, dead end, blind alley, dead-end street, impasse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cul de sac a common word?

cul de sac is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.