crossable

Can be traversed

Crossable describes something that can be crossed or traversed.

A river may be crossable at certain points, a border crossable with proper documents.

The stream was shallow and easily crossable on foot.

The word often implies conditions or limitations—what's crossable in summer may not be in winter.

fordable

shallow

Without much depth

ford · stream · creek · brook · riverbed · sandbar · shoal · ankle-deep · knee-deep · passable

traversable

passable

Minimally sufficient quality

unobstructed · clear · navigable · penetrable · surmountable · approachable · pathway · terrain · route · trail

bridgeable

span

Distance between endpoints

walkway · bridge · causeway · flyover · skybridge · gangway · catwalk · connector · link · arch

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traversability

crossableimpassable

Impossible to traverse

uncrossable · blocked · untraversable · impenetrable · insurmountable

Family

uncrossable

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