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dead end in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a passage with access only at one end
    cul  cul de sac  dead end 
  2. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
    "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
    deadlock  dead end  impasse  stalemate  standstill 
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dead end in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (idiom) A path or strategy that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
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