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Some roads don't go on forever. A "dead end" is a street that stops, with no way through. A "T" or "T intersection" is where your road stops at another road, so you must turn left or right, like the top of the letter T. Both come up in directions all the time, because they're clear places to turn.
Listen for the verb "hit." Americans say "you'll hit a T" or "you'll hit Main Street," which means you'll arrive at it. It sounds strong, but nobody means a crash.
Phrases
a street that stops, with no way out except back
where your road stops at a road that crosses it
your road stops at another road
you'll arrive at a road or a place
go back the way you came
a half circle to go back the other way
checks before you drive in
a short dead-end street with a circle at the end, common in American suburbs
the point where the road stops
the American way to say turn left or right
you can't continue on this road
you drove past the place
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