impassable
adjective
im·pass·able
(ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly impassible
: incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
Examples of impassable in a Sentence
The roads were made impassable by the flood.
the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it
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Photo of the day: Flurries in New Mexico Residents across New Mexico and Colorado are hunkered down in biting wintry conditions that made roads impassable, as forecasters predicted there could be historic amounts of snow in the region.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
State of play: Helene's wrath left at least 300 roads impassable, though that number may be a low assessment, given the reporting limitations caused by the storm.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Instead, cities like Asheville, and eastern Tennessee, were hit with an almost biblical level of flooding, leaving a trail of impassable roads and collapsed bridges.
—Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
The Jamaica Public Service, the island’s electricity provider, said in a statement late Tuesday that impassable roads were preventing crews from restoring power in some areas.
—Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
State of play: Helene's wrath left at least 300 roads impassable, though that number may be a low assessment, given the reporting limitations caused by the storm.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Instead, cities like Asheville, and eastern Tennessee, were hit with an almost biblical level of flooding, leaving a trail of impassable roads and collapsed bridges.
—Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
The Jamaica Public Service, the island’s electricity provider, said in a statement late Tuesday that impassable roads were preventing crews from restoring power in some areas.
—Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassable. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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impassable
adjective
im·pass·able
(ˈ)im-ˈpas-ə-bəl
: impossible to pass, cross, or travel over
roads made impassable by the hurricane
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