noun
Word Origin mid 18th century (originally in anatomy): French, literally ‘bottom of a sack’.
Scrabble Points: 13
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Dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet
A dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac, or a no-through road or no-exit road, is a street with only one combined inlet and outlet. Wikipedia