(UK, Australian) A cul-de-sac; a dead end road.
(UK, Australian) A cul-de-sac; a dead end road.
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(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
(Northeast US, UK) A major urban road, off which lead many smaller streets, many of them cul-de-sacs.
(UK, _, dialectal) A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
(US) A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.
A text displayed on a sign to indicate that a road is a cul-de-sac.
"no through road" means: A text displayed on a sign to indicate that a road is a cul-de-sac.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"no through road" means: A text displayed on a sign to indicate that a road is a cul-de-sac.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.