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English
Etymology
From im- + pass + -able.
Adjective
impassable (comparative more impassable, superlative most impassable)
- (of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 408: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.
1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The railway and the Devon floods”, in Trains Illustrated, page 709:[...] 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.
- (of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
- (of currency) Not usable as legal tender.
Synonyms
Translations
incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated
See also
French
Etymology
From im- + passable.
Adjective
impassable (plural impassables)
- impassable
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