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dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac, a no outlet road, a no-through road or a no-exit road
Whatever the sign said, he couldn’t read it.

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dead end, also known as a cul-de-sac,

A cul-de-sac has a bulb ath the end to facilitate turning around.

A dead end just...ends.

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Sometimes I make a left turn off a major street on to a side street and then make a uturn on the side street with my car. I thought that was what he was trying to do, rather than not reading the sign and not knowing how to back out.