Meaning & use

armistice

noun·Advanced

A formal agreement between opposing sides in a war to stop fighting.

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The armistice was signed in a railway carriage at eleven in the morning.

Both nations honored the armistice while diplomats worked toward a lasting peace treaty.

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An armistice halts combat but is not itself a final peace treaty ending the war.

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