impassable
adjective/ɪmˈpɑːsəbl/
/ɪmˈpæsəbl/
- (of a road, an area, etc.) impossible to travel on or through, especially because it is in bad condition or it has been blocked by something
- The mountain roads are totally impassable to cars in winter.
- After the storm, many roads were made impassable by fallen trees.
- The river formed an impassable barrier for migrating animals.
- The river’s broad mudflats were thought completely impassable.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- completely
- totally
- almost
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps via French.Definitions on the go
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