What does Sackgasse in German mean?

What is the meaning of the word Sackgasse in German? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use Sackgasse in German.

The word Sackgasse in German means dead-end road, dead-end street, dead end. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word Sackgasse

dead-end road, dead-end street

(Straße: mit Ende)

das Auto in der Sackgasse wenden
to turn the car around in the dead-end road (or: dead-end street)

dead end

(übertragen (Problem: ohne Lösung) (figurative: problem)

Die Wissenschaftler sind in einer Sackgasse angekommen und mussten das Projekt fallen lassen.
The scientist have reached a dead end and had to desist from the project.

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