Words / B1

KULD-uh-sak/ˈkʌl də sæk/

A cul-de-sac (id: cul-de-sac) is a short street closed at one end, so cars cannot drive through. A dead end is the same idea in simpler English; a through-road has two exits. Keep the hyphens in British spelling. Countable. Often quiet for children to play.

Meaning

A short street that is closed at one end.

Examples

• “Their house is at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac.”
• “Parking is easier in a cul-de-sac because there is no through traffic.”
• “Their new house is on a leafy cul-de-sac near the school.”

Good to know

a cul-de-sac (hyphens). Close: a dead end. Contrast: a through-road. Quiet residential street.

Near in meaning

dead end

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