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impassable

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈpɑːsəb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪmˈpæsəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im pas′ə bəl, -pä′sə-)

im•pass•a•ble /ɪmˈpæsəbəl/USA pronunciation adj.

not allowing passage:Snow made the highways impassable.

See -pass¹-.

im•pass•a•ble (im pas′ə bəl, -pä′sə-),USA pronunciation adj.

not passable;
not allowing passage over, through, along, etc.:Heavy snow made the roads impassable.
unable to be surmounted:an impassable obstacle to further negotiations.
(of currency) unable to be circulated:He tore the bill in half, making it impassable.

im-² + passable 1560–70

im•pass′a•bil′i•ty, im•pass′a•ble•ness, n.
im•pass′a•bly, adv.

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impassable /ɪmˈpɑːsəb^əl/ adj

(of terrain, roads, etc) not able to be travelled through or over

imˈpassably adv

'impassable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

adiabatic - Qattara Depression - aporia - blank wall - impermeable - impracticable

Synonyms: closed, not fit for travel, obstructed, more...

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