English Explanatory Dictionary

unnavigable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not navigable: difficult or impossible to navigate.
  2. Impossible to sail through; impassible to watercraft, unusable as a waterway (for example, too shallow).
  3. That is totally impassible: cannot be used for any reason.

Word forms

unnavigable more unnavigable most unnavigable unnavigatable

Etymology

From un- + navigable.

Synonyms

innavigable impassible

Antonyms

navigable

Related words

navigable waters navigation channel

Translations

Catalan: innavegable Finnish: kulkukelvoton French: innavigable Galician: innavegábel Greek: αδιάπλευστος Ancient Greek: ἄπλωτος Irish: dosheolta Manx: neuhiaullagh Manx: do-hiaulley Manx: neuhiaullee Portuguese: inavegável Russian: несудохо́дный Spanish: innavegable
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