become impassable
Frequency: 7.512.8 per million words
Indicates a change to a state of being impossible to travel on or through.
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Examples (10)
- The road will become impassable after the heavy snowfall.
- Due to the fallen trees, the path has become impassable.
- Without maintenance, the ancient trail would quickly become impassable.
- The river became impassable due to the sudden flood.
- After days of rain, the dirt track became impassable for vehicles.
- In winter, many mountain passes become impassable.
- A rockslide caused the highway to become impassable for several hours.
- The dense jungle quickly becomes impassable without proper equipment.
- If the bridge collapses, the route will become impassable.
- The route became impassable for trekkers as the storm intensified.