blind alley as a noun: - 1
- 2
blind alley
noun
1 blind alley
A street with only one way in or out.
synonyms: cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse.
Roget 261:
closure,
occlusion,
blockade;
shutting up
etc.
v.;
obstruction
etc.
(hindrance)
706;
embolus;
contraction
etc.
195;
infarction;
constipation,
obstipation†;
blind alley,
blind corner;
keddah†;
cul-de-sac,
caecum;
imperforation†,
imperviousness
etc.
adj.;
impermeability;
stopper
etc.
263.
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Dutch: doodlopende straat
Polish: ślepca ulica, ślepy zaułek, sięgacz
2 blind alley
figurative A course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement.
Polish: ślepy zaułek, ślepy tor, ślepa uliczka
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