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Noun: dead end  ded end
  1. A passage with access only at one end
    "The delivery truck got stuck in the narrow dead end";
    - cul, cul de sac
     
  2. A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
    "reached a dead end on the negotiations";
    - deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill
Adjective: dead-end  ded end
  1. Having or offering no opportunities for progress, advancement, or exit
    "stuck in a dead-end job"

Derived forms: dead ends

See also: inactive

Type of: passage, situation

Encyclopedia: Dead end

Dead-end