impassable
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In some of the latest developments, Saudi Arabia closed its East-West pipeline — which had been used to bypass the largely impassable Strait of Hormuz — after drone attacks on the facility.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
To reach the nearest city, Sadvakasova must drive two hours along a neglected road that becomes almost impassable in rain or snow.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 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
Since the war, the Strait of Hormuz, a busy waterway through which much of the world's oil is transported, has been largely impassable after blockades imposed by both Iran and the US.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Recall that Siberia has always been cold, and that a continuous ice sheet stretched as an impassable barrier across the whole width of Canada during much of the Pleistocene Ice Ages.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing impassable
The Alchemist
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Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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