no-through-road
Cul-de-sac sign
A no-through-road is a street that doesn't connect to another road at its far end—you must exit the way you came in.
Common on British road signs, it's equivalent to the American "dead end" or "cul-de-sac." The term functions as both noun and modifier: We live on a no-through-road, a quiet no-through-road neighborhood.
Passage without exit
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- warningAlert about danger
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
posted · notice · bollard · detour · diversion · restricted · signposted · turnaround
Passage without exit
- impasseSituation without resolution
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- futilityLack of purpose
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
hopeless · stalemate · stuck · nowhere · pointless · fruitless · barrier · standstill
Passage without exit
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- U-turnDirection-reversing driving maneuver
- rerouteSend a different way
backtrack · detour · blocked · impassable · driving · directions · lost · map
dead-end
Passage without exit
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- warningAlert about danger
- roadblockObstruction across a road
barrier · posted · notice · bollard · detour · diversion · restricted · signposted · turnaround · impasse
dead-end
Passage without exit
blocked · hopeless · stalemate · stuck · nowhere · pointless · fruitless · barrier · standstill · gridlock
dead-end
Passage without exit
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- U-turnDirection-reversing driving maneuver
reroute · backtrack · detour · blocked · impassable · driving · directions · lost · map · recalculating
cul-de-sac
Street closed at end
- suburbOutlying residential district
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- housingDwellings or protective covering
estate · family-friendly · private · secluded · driveway · lawn · peaceful · community · homeowner · close
no-through-roadthoroughfare
Main public road
main road · arterial road · highway · bypass · freeway
no, through, road, roads, roadway, roadways, thoroughfare, thoroughfares