NO OUTLET

It's another term for Dead End. I'm not sure why both terms are being used. The effect is the same: no way out other than the way you go in.

British English has cul-de-sac.

CliveBritish English has cul-de-sac.

So does American English. But it is used in a posh neighborhood where the street ends in a circle with large houses.

NO OUTLET / DEAD END can be in any kind of area.

I have seen both signs used. If I am not mistaken the difference may be that when you see the sign "no outlet", there is usually still a passage way or a street ahead of you, which goes to nowhere. A dead end usually ends where the sign is posted more or less.

"Dead End" signs can be the source of some wry humor:

How did you get the pictures posted. I did the copy-n-paste routine, but they did show up in my last post.

AlpheccaStars CliveBritish English has cul-de-sac.So does American English. But it is used in a posh neighborhood where the street ends in a circle with large houses.NO OUTLET / DEAD END can be in any kind of area.

When I taught lessons on vocabulary that came recently and directly from foreign languages, in the French section we had cul-de-sac (student

grammarfreakI have seen both signs used. If I am not mistaken the difference may be that when you see the sign "no outlet", there is usually still a passage way or a street ahead of you, which goes to nowhere. A dead end usually ends where the sign is posted more or less.

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grammarfreakI did the copy-n-paste routine

That doesn’t always work. Click "Attach images" under the Quote button.

(I edited your post.)

Aspara Gus grammarfreakI did the copy-n-paste routineThat doesn’t always work. Click "Attach images" under the Quote button.(I edited your post.)

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