Blind Alley (Noun)
Meaning 1
A street with only one way in or out.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The narrow street was a blind alley, with tall buildings on either side and no exit at the far end.
- The driver realized too late that he had turned into a blind alley and had to reverse back out.
- The police were searching for a suspect who was last seen running down a blind alley near the crime scene.
- The tourist got lost in the maze of streets and found herself in a blind alley with no clear way out.
- The residents of the neighborhood complained about the blind alley that attracted loiterers and litter.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
(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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.