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Definition of "unbuildable" [unbuildable]

  • That cannot be built: an unbuildable house, given the eccentric design. (adjective)
  • Unsuitable to be built upon: unbuildable wetlands. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unbuildable" in a sentence
  • "Corridor Protection Zone plan passed in 2008 makes about half of the 2. 2-acre outlot in question "unbuildable," according to Canal Winchester zoning office Andrew Dutton."
  • "Areas threatened by flood and fire could become unbuildable."
  • "In a do-nothing scenario housing prices along the coast are likely to plummet, and areas along the coast vulnerable to flooding could become all but unbuildable."
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