IMPASSE


Meaning of IMPASSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈim-ˌpas, im-ˈ ]

noun

Etymology: French, from in- + passer to pass

Date: 1851

1.

a. : a predicament affording no obvious escape

b. : deadlock

2. : an impassable road or way : cul-de-sac

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.