/ ɪmˈpɑːsəbl; NAmE -ˈpæs-/ adjective
( of a road, an area etc. ) impossible to travel on or through, especially because it is in bad condition or it has been blocked by sth
OPP passable
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: perhaps via French .
/ ɪmˈpɑːsəbl; NAmE -ˈpæs-/ adjective
( of a road, an area etc. ) impossible to travel on or through, especially because it is in bad condition or it has been blocked by sth
OPP passable
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: perhaps via French .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005