impasse

impasse

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1. n. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible Source: wordnet
2. n. a street with only one way in or out Source: wordnet
3. 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
4. An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., aposition or predicament affording no escape. Source: adambom
5. n:100 n a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible n a street with only one way in or out Source: ecdict

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