impassable
Pronunciations
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/ɪmˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
Adjective
Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
Usage- usually
- of a route
- Examples
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At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot.
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[...] at Cowley Bridge Junction, east of Exeter, both lines were impassable from about 1.30 p.m.—the first flooding of the junction for 36 years—and by the evening the water had risen two-thirds of the way up the platforms at St. Davids as Exeter faced its worst flooding for 60 years.
When the beach became impassable, as at high tide, they drove a sandy track behind the dunes.
Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
Usage- of an obstacle
Not usable as legal tender.
Usage- of currency
Adjective
incapable of being passed
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