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impassable

im pa suh buhl

  • a  incapable of being passed

  • At the same time, the expedition had reached a set of seemingly impassable rapids.
  • Many believe that the two-thirds approval required in the legislature constitutes an impassable barrier.
  • Seven and a half weeks later the land he saw was not Asia but what is now Canada, an impassable barrier of earth, mountain and forest.
News & Articles

  • Mandatory Johnson County evacuations end; people return home
    The river didn't raise enough to actually have much flood damage. The reason people had to be out of their houses for two weeks was because the streets were impassable.
    June 16, 2013 - KWWL Iowa
  • Mandatory Johnson County evacuations end; people return home
    The river didn't raise enough to actually have much flood damage. The reason people had to be out of their houses for two weeks was because the streets were impassable.
    June 16, 2013 - KWWL Iowa
  • Border security is the new idea
    Border security is this week’s life-and-death issue, crucial to progress on reforming our hideously dysfunctional immigration system. They insist a leakproof, impassable, impenetrable border is a must for national security and economic stability, an urgent priority demanding billions more, on top of billions already spent. Historically, this is a newfound interest. In the early years of the last ...
    June 13, 2013 - The Wenatchee World
Quotes

  • Malcolm Turnbull in The Australian
    The Australian Government believes that we should not plan our water resources as though state borders are impassable or even impermeable barriers,Mr Turnbull said. "We've got to think as Australians and if there's a possibility for water...
  • John Lynch in Foster's Daily Democrat
    Many New Hampshire communities have been overwhelmed by the flooding with countless roads damaged or impassable. Getting federal assistance will help our communities rebuild their infrastructure,Lynch said in the release.
  • Ehud Barak in Xinhua
    The time has come to move forward to start the process and pass all of the obstacles, because this will help everyone,Barak said in his meeting with Mitchell, adding that "No obstacle is impassable."

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