noun
- A street with only one way in or out.
- synonyms: cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse
- Figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement. (
- usage: "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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