English / phrase
dead end
MEANING IN ENGLISH
a street, alley, or pathway closed at one end that offers no passage through
In context
01
He mistakenly sped down the quiet residential lane only to realize it was a dead end.
02
A reflective yellow sign at the entrance warned motorists that the street was a dead end.
Synonyms
Cul-de-sac,blind alley,closed street
Antonyms
Through road,open thoroughfare,continuous highway
Collocations
Reach a dead end,come to a dead end,dead end street