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dead end

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dead end
n.
1. An end of a passage, such as a street or pipe, that affords no exit.
2. A point beyond which no movement or progress can be made; an impasse.

dead end
n
1. another name for cul-de-sac
2. a situation in which further progress is impossible
3. (as modifier) a dead-end street a dead-end job dead-end
vb
(intr) Chiefly US and Canadian to come to a dead end
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dead enddead end - a passage with access only at one end
passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass
2.dead end - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

dead end
noun
impasse, deadlock, stalemate, standstill, standoff We have reached a dead end.
Translations
dead end n (also) (fig) → vicolo cieco
dead end n (also) (fig) → vicolo cieco

dead end طريق مسدود slepá ulička blindgyde Sackgasse αδιέξοδο callejón sin salida umpikuja impasse slijepa ulica senza uscita 行き止まり 종점 doodlopende straat blindvei ślepa uliczka beco sem saída тупик återvändsgränd ทางตัน çıkmaz sokak ngõ cụt 尽头


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To this day I am not quite certain whether it was the name of any human habitation, a lonely caserio with a half-effaced carving of a coat of arms over its door, or of some hamlet at the dead end of a ravine with a stony slope at the back.
 
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