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A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.

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  1. n. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
  2. n. a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front.
  3. n. Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.
  4. 1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap. 2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front. 3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.
  5. a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exitbut to the front.
  6. n:100 n. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap. n. a position in which an army finds itself with no way of exit but to the front. n. Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.