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In French, the term cul-de-sac literally means "bottom of the bag." In English it usually refers to a dead-end street, but can also be applied to any pathway, for example a rock crevice, that only has one opening and is closed at the other end.
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"Deep crevice in rock layers in the Worlds End State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, May 2009" by Ruhrfisch is licensed under CC BY-SA.
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Merriam-Webster Online
N.d. cul-de-sac. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cul-de-sac, accessed June
18, 2015.