culdesac
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cul-de-sac \Cul`-de-sac"\ (ku`de-s?k" or kul`de-s?k"), n.; pl.
{Culs-de-sac} (ku`- or kulz`-). [ F., lit., bottom of a bag.]
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1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one
end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
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2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no
way of exit but to the front.
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3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or
organ, open only at one end.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Culdesac, ID (city, FIPS 19900)
Location: 46.37499 N, 116.66935 W
Population (1990): 280 (127 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83524
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Culdesac, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000): 378
Housing Units (2000): 171
Land area (2000): 0.236038 sq. miles (0.611335 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.236038 sq. miles (0.611335 sq. km)
FIPS code: 19900
Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location: 46.374883 N, 116.670333 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 83524
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Culdesac, ID
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