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# impassable

adjective (impassable)

«impassable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Impossible to go through or travel along, because it is blocked, flooded or too rough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/#m1)

### In the lessons

In geography, news and safety: roads become impassable after snow or floods; a mountain pass may be impassable in winter. In stories it shows a hard barrier for heroes. Phrase: the road is impassable.

### Examples

- The road was impassable after the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/#x1)
- Snow made the mountain pass impassable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/#x2)
- A fallen tree left the path impassable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/#x3)
- Never drive through flood water — it may be impassable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/#x4)
- The thick jungle was almost impassable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/#x5)
- The river was impassable without a bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/#x6)
- “To attempt to fight a battle in this impassable country unknown to my men only makes my task harder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: passable. Not the same as «impossible» (cannot happen at all) or «impassive» (showing no feeling). Safety: if a road is called impassable, do not try to cross it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impassable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impassable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impassable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impassable.html) on Mova free.