IMPASSES

Noun

impasses

plural of impasse

Source: Wiktionary


IMPASSE

Im`passe" (aN`päs"; E. im*pas"), n. [F.]

Definition: An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a position or predicament affording no escape.

The issue from the present impasse will, in all probability, proceed from below, not from above. Arnold White.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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