Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cul_de_sac

2 senses of cul de sac

Sense 1
cul, cul de sac, dead end -- (a passage with access only at one end)
       => passage -- (a way through or along which someone or something may pass)

Sense 2
blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse -- (a street with only one way in or out)
       => thoroughfare -- (a public road from one place to another)