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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a passage with access only at one end;
[syn: cul, cul de sac, dead end]

2. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible;
- Example: "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
[syn: deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dead end
    n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: cul, cul de
         sac, dead end]
    2: a situation in which no progress can be made or no
       advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the
       negotiations" [syn: deadlock, dead end, impasse,
       stalemate, standstill]