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Meanings of become impassable in English

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Usage of become impassable in English
1
Roads, at first treacherous, become impassable to all but the sturdiest vehicles.
Radio NZ
2
In a few minutes, the tide will turn, and the inlet become impassable.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
3
Between him and old William Truedale the gulf seemed to have become impassable!
The Man Thou Gavest
4
Authorities said properties could be inundated or isolated and the bridge could become impassable.
Radio NZ
5
It swells sometimes so high as to become impassable, and inundates the whole surrounding country.
Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories...
6
Trail not hugely subject to flooding but can become impassable in wet weather near Bennettsbridge.
The Irish Times
7
The rains had been so heavy for some time before that the low-lands had become impassable swamps.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1
8
Virtually all the roads had become impassable.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
9
In heavy rain, dirt roads soon become impassable, which hampers the delivery of aid, the report said.
Reuters
10
Even the roads become impassable,-massesof broken stone with gaping holes, over which ambulances travel with difficulty.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
11
Whenever they become impassable, or too difficult, if they do become so, I shall turn off to Paris.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson / Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of ...
12
During the rainy season, however, the pontoon bridges over the Rio Grande are swept away; the roads become impassable.
The Great White Tribe in Filipinia
13
The roads had become impassable.
A Woodland Queen ('Reine des Bois') — Volume 2
14
The wilderness has become impassable.
The Shadow of the North: A Story of Old New York and a Lost Camp...
15
However, during the rainy season, roads can become impassable and teachers -who often don't live locally -struggle to travel.
The Guardian
16
The paths they've worn into the ground become impassable moats, their own aborted journeys away now freeway on-ramps that simply loop back.
Wired
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