cul-de-sac 5kJl7dE7sAk n a short road which is blocked off at one end 死胡同 We live in a cul-de-sac, so we don't get much traffic noise. 我们住在一条死胡同里，因此车辆噪音不太大。 (fig.) We have come to a cul-de-sac with our enquiries (=they are leading nowhere). 我们的调查陷入了僵局。