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Impasse

Impasse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Impasse? [n] a street with only one way in or out [n] a situation in which no progress can be made; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Impasse: blind alley \| cul de sac \| dead-end street \| deadlock \| stalemate \| standstill Related Terms \| Find terms related to Impasse: bar \| barrier \| blank wall \| blind alley \| blind gut \| block \| blockade \| blockage \| bottleneck \| box \| cecum \| choking \| choking off \| clog \| congestion \| constipation \| corner \| costiveness \| cul-de-sac \| dead end \| dead-end street \| deadlock \| dilemma \| embolism \| embolus \| extremity \| fix \| gorge \| halt \| hole \| impediment \| infarct \| infarction \| jam \| obstacle \| obstipation \| obstruction \| pickle \| plight \| pocket \| scrape \| sealing off \| stalemate \| stand \| stand-off \| standstill \| stop \| stoppage \| strangulation See Also \| arrest \| check \| halt \| hitch \| stay \| stop \| stoppage \| thoroughfare Impasse In Webster's Dictionary \Im`passe"\ ([a^]N`p[aum]s"; E. [i^]m*p[.a]s"), n. [F.] 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.

Impasse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Impasse?

[n] a street with only one way in or out
[n] a situation in which no progress can be made; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

Impasse In Webster's Dictionary

\Im`passe"\ ([a^]N`p[aum]s"; E. [i^]m*p[.a]s"), n. [F.]
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.

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