impassable

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im·pass·able | \ (ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl

variants: or less commonly impassible

Definition of impassable

: incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted

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Other Words from impassable

impassability \ (ˌ)im-ˌpa-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

impassableness \ (ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl-nəs

\ noun

impassably \ (ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-blē

\ adverb

Examples of impassable in a Sentence

The roads were made impassable by the flood. the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it

Recent Examples on the Web Some parents in Lake Charles picked up their children from school in kayaks Monday because the roads were impassable, and other residents reported on social media taking winding trips through town to avoid flooded roads. — BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2021 More than 50 roadways in East Baton Rouge Parish were impassable early Tuesday, and emergency crews received more than 160 calls for help, parish spokesperson Mark Armstrong told CNN. — Jason Hanna And Amanda Jackson, CNN, 18 May 2021 Already north of Interstate 10, the Harris County Sheriff's Office says several roadways are impassable. — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 30 Apr. 2021 Trains delayed, public roads impassable, and individuals overcome by the elements began to be tallied. — David Buie, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 27 Feb. 2021 After last week’s historic freeze crippled some of the continent’s largest oil refineries, diesel shortages and impassable roads halted or delayed fuel deliveries to many stations. — Fortune, 25 Feb. 2021 The weather event has left millions without power, roads impassable, and has claimed numerous lives — all amid freezing temperatures atypical for the state. — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2021 Low temperatures in the single digits, a blanket of ankle-deep snow, icy and impassable roads. — San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2021 The Kaupakalua Bridge was also displaced, making these roads impassable. — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 11 Mar. 2021

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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassable. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.

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impassable

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of impassable

: impossible to pass, cross, or travel over

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impassable

adjective

im·pass·able | \ im-ˈpa-sə-bəl \

Kids Definition of impassable

: impossible to pass, cross, or travel … the forest road … led to impassable marshes where the paths had long been lost.— J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit