Definition of impassable
:incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
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Examples of impassable in a Sentence
The roads were made impassable by the flood.
the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
Recent Examples of impassable from the Web
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The roads to Minute Maid were impassable, making staffing a game next to impossible.
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Officials say at least 50 or 60 roads in the area are impassable because of high water.
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Widespread flooding throughout the greater Kansas City area made many roads impassable Monday night and early Tuesday.
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Following a disaster, community members may be on their own for a period of time because of the size of the area affected, lost communications and impassable roads.
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The three-hour rescue happened around 2 p.m. Thursday at Linville Falls, after the pair climbed onto a ledge next to impassable waters and became stranded, media outlets have reported.
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In addition to numerous side streets, Curran said portions of major routes such as 41, 43, 45 and 137 became impassable due to water Wednesday.
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Rhodes Point is along Sheep Pen Gut, but the channel is impassable.
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The Madisonville branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library re-opened at 9 a.m. It had been closed due to high water making the surrounding roadways impassable to most vehicles.
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First Known Use of impassable
1562
impassable Synonyms
Synonyms
impenetrable (also impassible), impermeable, impervious, impregnableAntonyms
negotiable, passable, penetrable, permeableRelated Words
close, compact, dense, thick, tight; compressed, condensed; sturdy, substantial, tough; firm, frozen, hard, solid, stiff; inflexible, rigid, unbending, unyieldingNear Antonyms
soft, squishy; bendable, elastic, flexible, giving, malleable, pliable, yielding; absorbent, porousIMPASSABLE Defined for English Language Learners
impassable
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Definition of impassable for English Language Learners
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: impossible to pass, cross, or travel over
IMPASSABLE Defined for Kids
impassable
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im·pass·able
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Definition of impassable for Students
: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
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