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cul-de-sac
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cul-de-sac (kul-de-sak´) [Fr.] a blind pouch.
Douglas' cul-de-sac  rectouterine excavation.
cul-de-sac (kld-sk, kl-)
n. pl. culs-de-sac (klz-, klz-) or cul-de-sacs
A saclike cavity or tube open only at one end.
cul-de-sac
[Fr.] a blind pouch.
Douglas' cul-de-sac
a sac or recess formed by a fold of the peritoneum dipping down between the rectum and the uterus. Called also rectouterine excavation or pouch.
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Following it through the exhibition, visitors find themselves navigating open spaces and culs-de-sac, wandering past banners bearing absurd slogans like DER GARTEN MACHT UNS FERTIG (The garden is killing us) or such confrontational questions as WO STEHST DU MIT DEINER KUNST KOLLEGE?
Jorg Immendorff: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin by Graw, Isabelle / Artforum International
It contains two landscaped walks -- Vallon des Brumes and Sentier des Fers Sauvages--but for the most part is laid out much like a traffic-free suburban housing estate, with permanent trimmed beech enclosures at the end of a series of culs-de-sac to contain the small temporary gardens made for each festival.
Titillation and Chippings. (View) by Ellis, Charoltte / The Architectural Review
The tempo, which at first seems uniform, is in fact delightfully variable, accelerating through gooseneck curves and then slowing into lariats and culs-de-sac.
Willem De Kooning: Matthew Marks Gallery. (Reviews) by Worth, Alexi / Artforum International
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