impassable roads

  • 1impassable — im•pass•a•ble [[t]ɪmˈpæs ə bəl, ˈpɑ sə [/t]] adj. 1) not allowing passage: impassable roads[/ex] 2) unable to be surmounted im•pass a•bil′i•ty, im•pass′a•ble•ness, n. im•pass′a•bly, adv …

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  • 2impassable — /ɪmˈpasəbəl / (say im pahsuhbuhl) adjective not passable; that cannot be passed over, through, or along: muddy, impassable roads. –impassability /ɪmˌpasəˈbɪləti/ (say im.pahsuh biluhtee), impassableness, noun –impassably, adverb …

  • 3impassable — impassable, impassible Impassable means ‘that cannot be traversed’ and refers to roads, stretches of countryside, etc. Impassible means ‘incapable of feeling emotion’ or ‘incapable of suffering injury’, and is pronounced with the second syllable… …

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  • 4roads and highways — ▪ transportation Introduction       traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, lesser traveled way, while the word street denotes an urban roadway. Highway refers to a major… …

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  • 5impassable — impassability, impassableness, n. impassably, adv. /im pas euh beuhl, pah seuh /, adj. 1. not passable; not allowing passage over, through, along, etc.: Heavy snow made the roads impassable. 2. unable to be surmounted: an impassable obstacle to… …

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  • 6impassable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth ▪ The mud made the roads impassable. ADVERB …

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  • 7Roads in Belize — Highways = Belize has four major asphalt paved two lane roads: * Northern Highway between Belize City and the Mexican border north of Corozal (95 miles) * Western Highway between Belize City and the Guatemalan border near Benque Viejo del Carmen… …

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  • 8impassable — adjective the farm to market roads were impassable Syn: unpassable, unnavigable, untraversable, impenetrable; closed, blocked, barricaded; dense, thick, blind …

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  • 9Hampton Roads — Coordinates: 36°58′N 76°22′W / 36.967°N 76.367°W / 36.967; 76.367 …

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  • 10List of Middle-earth roads — This is a list of roads mentioned by name in J. R. R. Tolkien s stories of Middle earth. Many roads in Middle earth were dirt tracks, but paving was also used and in some cases stone causeways were built. Contents 1 Great East Road 2 Old Forest… …

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