"dead end" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dead end, dead ends [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|dead end}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dead end is a path or road that leads nowhere, which means that the only way back is to turn around.
    Sense id: simple-dead_end-en-noun-eFAwek16
     
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