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 The palm fronds that adorn the court’s cul-de-sac whipped in the wind. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 The problem is that Busch Court is a dead-end street with a cul-de-sac that was not designed for large semitrucks to maneuver through. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Police flocked to a quiet cul-de-sac on Garth Court near Corona Ave. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Ideally located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in the Taskers Pond neighborhood, a handsome colonial has just come on the market. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 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
  • At the height of the incident, DeKalb fire crews blocked two right lanes of I-85 southbound and the entire access road next to it.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Wildcats improved to 6-1 with a win at Oklahoma, which marks their third road win in the conference.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of road
Noun
  • What to do nearby Archway is set on Frankford Avenue, a main thoroughfare that cuts through Fishtown, a thriving neighborhood situated northeast of Center City along the Delaware River.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfare
Noun
  • Reducing fuel consumption At highway speeds, trucks experience significant air resistance, also referred to as aerodynamic drag, due to their large, boxy shapes.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Despite this new highway, the Benton that Harrison found was the Benton of most of its existence.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of highway
Noun
  • The double-deck roadway connected with the two-level Michigan Avenue Bridge, center left.
    — Robert Loerzel, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Police are investigating how the victim came to be lying in the roadway.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of roadway
Noun
  • Many of these artisans are building their practice in Almaty, the country’s de facto economic and cultural heart, where remnants of its Soviet past shoulder neo-nomad restaurants on leafy boulevards.
    — Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mel’s Drive-In faces demolition For decades, the bold, mid-century building at Lincoln and Olympics boulevards in Santa Monica has been the end of the line — the last address on the 2,400-mile westward journey of Route 66.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 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
  • At its heart is the impressive main street, Nurzhol Boulevard, a pedestrian-friendly avenue packed with civic buildings, residential blocks, hotels, restaurants, and shopping malls.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Westbound Northwest 21st Terrace between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of avenue
Noun
  • As seen from Planet 2, Planet 1 will appear to approach on the inside lane, slow down, move to the outside lane and then fall away once again.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The exclusive bus lane through the tunnel wasn't affected, but the Port Authority still warned about possible delays once the buses arrived in Manhattan.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 15 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2026.

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