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cul-de-sac 1. a road with one end blocked off; dead end 2. Anatomy any tube-shaped bodily cavity or pouch closed at one end, such as the caecum cul-de-sac [′kəl·də‚sak] (anatomy) Blind pouch or diverticulum. (civil engineering) A dead-end street with a circular area for turning around. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The firefighters were assisted by helicopters, including one from the Los Angeles Fire Department, that made water drops over the area of modern homes, many set in cul-de-sacs amid hills. Adjoining the Manor House is a 79-unit Garden Apartment complex for independent living, as well as 22 private villa homes clustered on cul-de-sacs filling out the site. Stephen Town and Randall O'Toole assert that the safest neighborhoods are dominated by cul-de-sacs that are as isolated as possible from stores and from other streets, implying that any neighborhood in which residents can walk anywhere at all is "custom made for easy crime" because of the possible influx of strangers. |
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