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impassable

[im-pas-uh-buhl, -pah-suh-] / ɪmˈpæs ə bəl, -ˈpɑ sə- /


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Yoshitaka Isaji said the passage used in rescue efforts on Saturday was currently impassable because a drainage pump had broken, but repair efforts were ongoing.

From BBC May 31, 2026

The recall followed severe weather in San Antonio, during which a Waymo entered a flooded and impassable road, the company said.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Oleshky is imprisoned by both geography and war; cut off by a river and wrecked bridges to the north – and dangerous or impassable roads inland.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Amazon plans 200 rural hubs covering 13,000 ZIP Codes across 1.2 million square miles, facing challenges like impassable roads.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 22, 2026

I became acutely aware of the enclosure’s impassable boundary all around me, the sensation of being in a jail cell; it became all the more important to get out.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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