Definitions for blind alley
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
blind′ al′ley(n.)
a roadway that is open at only one end.
Category: Transportation
a situation or path offering no help, opportunity, or reward.
Origin of blind alley:
1575–85
Princeton's WordNet
blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse(noun)
a street with only one way in or out
blind alley(noun)
(figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
"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"
Wiktionary
blind alley(Noun)
A street that leads nowhere.
Translations for blind alley
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- doodlooppaadjieAfrikaans
- طَريٌ مَسْدودArabic
- ситуация без изходBulgarian
- beco sem saídaPortuguese (BR)
- slepá uličkaCzech
- die SackgasseGerman
- vildspor; blindgydeDanish
- αδιέξοδοGreek
- sin salidaSpanish
- umbtänavEstonian
- بن بستFarsi
- ilman ulospääsytietäFinnish
- impasseFrench
- לְלא מוֹצָאHebrew
- अंधी गलीHindi
- slijepa ulicaCroatian
- zsákutcaHungarian
- jalan buntuIndonesian
- blindgataIcelandic
- vicolo ciecoItalian
- 袋小路Japanese
- 장래성이 없는 일Korean
- aklavietėLithuanian
- strupceļšLatvian
- jalan buntuMalay
- doodlopend straatjeDutch
- blindgate, blindveiNorwegian
- ślepa uliczkaPolish
- بن بستPersian
- تنګه کوڅه ، نری لاره چی د وتللو امکان په کی نه ویPashto
- sem saídaPortuguese
- fundăturăRomanian
- бесперспективное занятиеRussian
- slepá uličkaSlovak
- slepa ulicaSlovenian
- ćorsokakSerbian
- återvändsgrändSwedish
- สถานการณ์ที่ไม่มีทางออกThai
- çözümü olmayan sorun; çıkmazTurkish
- 死胡同，死巷，行不通Chinese (Trad.)
- безвихідьUkrainian
- بند گلی یا کوچہUrdu
- không có lối thoátVietnamese
- 死胡同，绝路Chinese (Simp.)
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