impassible

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Key roads remain impassible, preventing Haitians like 52-year-old Nadine Prosper from reaching one of the few operating hospitals.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Buckled and impassible roads won’t make it any easier for medical organizations, said Kirsch, who has worked extensively in disaster zones, including in Haiti after it was devastated by a 2010 earthquake.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

At one point last month, an already shallow portion fell to a depth of 15 inches, making it impassible for cargo ships.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2022

The flooding caused power outages, made many roads impassible and knocked houses off their foundations.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

With apparent composure he greeted the young man whom Wolfgang now presented to him, but his impassible features were still ghastly pale.

From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)