impassable

Example Sentences

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Soon the chunks would grow and pile up and form one solid mass that would cover the bay for months, making it impassable for ships and shutting down the Port of Churchill for the season.

From Literature

She likens it to watching a burglar pile up your prized possessions on the other side of an impassable chasm.

From BBC

Hundreds of schools have been closed, many roads were impassable, and some people in rural areas have been snowed in for more than a week.

From BBC

Some 32 gritters were sent out in Aberdeenshire on Sunday morning but parts of the road network were still said to be "impassable".

From BBC

The recent storms have also closed roads throughout the park, covering paved roads in debris and making them impassable, according to a National Park Service news release.

From Los Angeles Times