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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The department reported flooding on Rainbow Road near the intersection with Northgate Road, saying the area was impassable.
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Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The road to the farm also remains impassable a month later.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
These places may not be cut off from the world by the open ocean, but their barriers are no less impassable.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Roads across the state remained impassable following Milton's torrential downpour and storm surge.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The road to the farm also remains impassable a month later.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
These places may not be cut off from the world by the open ocean, but their barriers are no less impassable.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Roads across the state remained impassable following Milton's torrential downpour and storm surge.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Impassable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impassable. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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