unnavigable
- a word derived from navigable.
Example Sentences
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He died at Stabiae, a few miles south of Pompeii, gazing over a sea rendered unnavigable by pumice and strong opposing winds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
There were many reasons why roads were unnavigable that day.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2023
Water levels in the region’s major rivers have become so low as to be unnavigable, leaving many Indigenous river communities without any way to obtain certain foods, drinking water, or medicine, according to Reuters.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2023
It’s a paradox that leads to bizarre lapses in judgment; like, say, penalizing a cyclist for avoiding an unnavigable road.
From Slate • Jun. 21, 2023
In summer the road here would have been sketchy but pass-able; now it was made unnavigable by a foot and a half of mushy spring snow.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
