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impassable

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im·pass·a·ble  (m-ps-bl)
adj.
Impossible to pass, cross, or overcome: impassable roads; impassable problems.

im·passa·bili·ty, im·passa·ble·ness n.
im·passa·bly adv.

impassable [ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl]
adj
(of terrain, roads, etc.) not able to be travelled through or over
impassability , impassableness n
impassably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.impassableimpassable - incapable of being passed            
passable - able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable"

impassable
adjective blocked, closed, obstructed, impenetrable, unnavigable Many minor roads in the south remained impassable today.
Translations
impassable [ɪmˈpɑːsəbl] ADJ [road] → intransitable; [barrier, river] → infranqueable

impassable [ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl] adj [road] → impraticable

impassable
adjunpassierbar

impassable [ɪmˈpɑːsəbl] adj (road, mountain pass) → intransitabile, impraticabile; (barrier) → insuperabile; (river) → non attraversabile
impassable [ɪmˈpɑːsəbl] adj (road, mountain pass) → intransitabile, impraticabile; (barrier) → insuperabile; (river) → non attraversabile

impassable
adj impassable [imˈpaːsəbl]
not able to be passed through or travelled along The road is impassable because of flooding. ontoeganklik, onbegaanbaar غير مُمكِن اجْتِيازُه، غَيْر سالِك непроходим nesjízdný ufremkommelig unpassierbar αδιάβατος intransitable läbipääsmatu غیر قابل عبور kulkukelvoton impraticable לא עָבִיר अगम्य neprohodan járhatatlan tidak bisa dilalui ófær impraticabile 通れない 통행할 수 없는 nepraeinamas, nepravažiuojamas necaurejams; neizbraucams; nepārvarams tidak dapat dilalui onbegaanbaar uframkommelig, ufarbar nieprzejezdny, nie do przebycia intransitável imprac­ti­ca­bil непроходимый nezjazdný neprehoden neprohodan oframkomlig ซึ่งผ่านไปไม่ได้ geçilemez, geçit vermez 無法通行的 непрохідний, непроїзний ناقابل عبور không đi qua được


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So that here three marine faunas range far northward and southward, in parallel lines not far from each other, under corresponding climates; but from being separated from each other by impassable barriers, either of land or open sea, they are wholly distinct.
Had the last great fight of the English navy been that of the First of June, for instance, had there been no Nelson's victories, it would have been wellnigh impassable.
Occasionally the monotony of this vast wilderness is interrupted by mountainous belts of sand and limestone, broken into confused masses; with precipitous cliffs and yawning ravines, looking like the ruins of a world; or is traversed by lofty and barren ridges of rock, almost impassable, like those denominated the Black Hills.
 
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