impermeable
adjective
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Examples of impermeable in a Sentence
K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024
The cap could include hard paved courts, a parking area and playgrounds built on impermeable surfaces.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
The soil mix wall acts as an impermeable barrier where water and pollutants cannot pass through.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2024
Fracking is a technique used to extract natural gas or oil from impermeable rock formations.
—Samantha Hendrickson, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
The rainwater rolls off the city’s hard, impermeable surfaces, rather than sinking into the ground.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
The Merrell Moab 3 Mid Hiking Shoes are stocked with the best features to tackle inclement weather: an impermeable waterproof membrane, a breathable interior to let sweat out, a protective toe cap, and a bellow tongue to keep debris out.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2024
Responding to these threats, Congress created and passed a legal shield for the gun industry, which for almost twenty years has proved largely impermeable.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2024
Around the world, there are thermal spas fed by water from as much as 3–4 kilometers deep, and scientists have logged water flowing from fractures in ostensibly impermeable crystalline rock at great depths in Sweden, France, and elsewhere.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
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Word History
Late Latin impermeabilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin permeabilis permeable
1661, in the meaning defined above
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“Impermeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impermeable. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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