How do you use the word "impassable" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "impassable" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "impassable": There were white out conditions in the town; subsequently, the roads were impassable. The river is impassable.

Impassable Meaning

/ˌɪˈmpæsəbəl/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjIncapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.

adjIncapable of being overcome or surmounted.

Sentence Examples

There were white out conditions in the town; subsequently, the roads were impassable.

The river is impassable.

The roads are impassable because of the heavy snow.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The heavy snowfall last night made the mountain road ____ to all vehicles.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The heavy winter snowstorm made the mountain roads completely ____ for several days.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Vulgar Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Vulgar Latin -ereinflu. Vulgar Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English impassable From im- + pass + -able.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"At the same time, the encroachment of vegetation proceeds apace, and broom and brambles have already made portions of the line impassable, even on foot." — 1949 November and December, “Notes and News: Festiniog and Welsh Highland Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 408:

"[...] at Cowley Bridge Junction, east of Exeter, both lines were impassable from about 1.30 p.m.—the first flooding of the junction for 36 years—and by the evening the water had risen two-thirds of the way up the platforms at St. Davids as Exeter faced its worst flooding for 60 years." — 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The railway and the Devon floods”, in Trains Illustrated, page 709:

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