blind_alley | ||
1. | [ noun ] (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement | |
Examples: | "all the clues led the police into blind alleys" "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley" |
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Related terms: | course trope | |
2. | [ noun ] (transportation) a street with only one way in or out | |
Synonyms: | dead_end dead-end_street impasse cul_de_sac | |
Related terms: | thoroughfare | |
Similar spelling: |
blind_eel blunt_file blind_side blind_date blind_bend blindside blindfolded blind_snake blind_curve blind_person blind_flying blindfold blind_man blind_gut blind_gentian |