impassible

Example Sentences

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Flying Pig Adventures, a Gardiner-based business that guides rafting trips on the Yellowstone River, will need to rely more on tourists staying in Montana now that roads into the park are impassible, co-owner Patrick Sipp said Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

It was unpaved for long stretches and sometimes became impassible in the rainy season, but it ushered in a large new population of settlers who were devastating the forests on an unprecedented scale.

From New York Times

In the spring, melting snow and rain often make dirt roads and fields impassible until they dry out; in the fall, the rains before the snow have the same effect.

From Slate

“While these marshes were flagged as a potential hazard for Western forces fighting a hypothetical war in the U.S.S.R. and considered ‘impassible except during winter,’ Russian troops have long proved quite adept at handling marsh and swamp terrain.”

From Washington Post

While the main streets are plowed, some smaller roads remain impassible.

From Seattle Times