A reference to a situation or state of being dead or dead end in a metaphorical sense.
मरने की हालत या ठहराव
English Usage: "The project reached a cluse morte as no further funding was available."
Hindi Usage: "परियोजना एक ठहराव पर पहुँच गई क्योंकि कोई अतिरिक्त धनराशि उपलब्ध नहीं थी."