unpassable
adjective
un·pass·able
ˌən-ˈpa-sə-bəl 
: incapable of being traveled, traveled through, or crossed : impassable
… a continent of land of at least 1800 miles, in which journey we had … unpassable deserts to go over …—
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The sidewalk had been nearly unpassable and the smell was pungent.
—Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Brown, off Chapin Avenue and Sycamore Street, said the roads appeared unpassable, even to the fire trucks and ambulances, which use Chapin Avenue to get to Cranston Street.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Assembly Bill 56, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda, originally required a 90 second unpassable warning at the beginning of usage.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Richie Diuyen, a disaster official in Manay near the epicenter, said the quake lasted 30 to 40 seconds and initial damage included some houses, the facade of a church, cracked roads, and unpassable bridges.
—Mikhail Flores, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Brown, off Chapin Avenue and Sycamore Street, said the roads appeared unpassable, even to the fire trucks and ambulances, which use Chapin Avenue to get to Cranston Street.
—Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Assembly Bill 56, authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D-Orinda, originally required a 90 second unpassable warning at the beginning of usage.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Richie Diuyen, a disaster official in Manay near the epicenter, said the quake lasted 30 to 40 seconds and initial damage included some houses, the facade of a church, cracked roads, and unpassable bridges.
—Mikhail Flores, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Unpassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpassable. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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