cul-de-sac

noun

Definition of cul-de-sacnext
as in road
a street that is designed to connect to another street only at one end Our house is located on a quiet cul-de-sac.

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Recent Examples of cul-de-sac Their house is fine, Wilson said, despite flames that leveled an entire cul-de-sac just two blocks away, leaving only chimneys standing in some cases. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Hidden at the end of a cul-de-sac atop Filaret Hill, Bucharest’s highest point, this property, which is rumored to have once served as a KGB headquarters, caters to a crowd that includes dignitaries and celebrities. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 In the same cul-de-sac, at least six houses were razed, while others appeared to stand unscathed, including the house next to Angela’s. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026 Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cul-de-sac
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cul-de-sac
  1. road
  2. thoroughfare
  3. highway
  4. roadway
  5. boulevard
  6. carriageway
  7. avenue
  8. lane
Noun
  • AVs can cause safety issues, especially during inclement weather, blackouts and on roads where there's construction or unusual traffic.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Thus the oceanic feeling might be the royal road to establishing a museum of affiliations, rather than the old colonialist museum of conquests.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Kitchens were structured for high throughput and delivery vehicles lined up on the other side of the building to take finished meals and speed them along critical thoroughfares for timely and low-cost delivery.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • While crews were at the scene, a separate crash occurred on the eastbound side of the highway when a driver slowed down to look at the wreck, according to Peck.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Minneapolis has long been a civic-minded metropolis, where even the choice of vegetation on highway medians can become the subject of extended public debate, in a state with a history of protest going back to the nineteenth century.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The overall project includes roadway construction, curb and gutter, sidewalks, brick pavers, decorative lighting and landscaping, as well as utility improvements, pavement markings, signage and restoration, officials said.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • Getting the new library open isn’t as simple, though, as simply trucking boxes of books down the boulevard.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Then the musical group collated the various streets, roads, places, drives, boulevards and cardinal directions into 53 seconds of gold.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of boulevard
Noun
  • The man had exited an ambulance that stopped to provide further treatment on the northbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon while taking him to the hospital.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Two Turkey fans stood in the middle of a three-lane carriageway.
    — James Horncastle, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Definition of carriageway
Noun
  • Taking on a cinema tech firm like Imax could offer each company a new avenue for distribution.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The shooting happened during a pop-up birthday party near Hale and Miramonte avenues on July 25.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of avenue
Noun
  • The highway to get there is a single-lane road for miles and miles and miles, and there’s sagebrush all around.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, USA Today reported on traffic delays and lane restrictions surrounding Duquesne University's campus as work got underway near Forbes Avenue.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of lane

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“Cul-de-sac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cul-de-sac. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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