armistice
noun
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Definition of armistice
: temporary stopping of open acts of warfare by agreement between the opponents : truce
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Examples of armistice in a Sentence
both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days
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The Versailles Treaty was signed months after the armistice of November 1918, rather than after an utter collapse of the German Imperial Army. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Lessons of the Versailles Treaty," 25 July 2019 What was signed in 1953 was only an armistice, or truce. — Jon Herskovitz, Fortune, "Why the Trump-Kim Nuclear Show Is Set for Act Three," 20 June 2019 Panmunjom is also where an armistice was signed to stop the Korean War. — Washington Post, "DMZ, where Trump met Kim, is a vestige of Cold War," 30 June 2019 Now, 100 years after the armistice, Ms. Moorcroft Wilson capably restores Capt. — David Yezzi, WSJ, "‘Robert Graves’ Review: A Poet of Love and War," 23 Nov. 2018 In 1959, six years after the armistice that halted the war, his father, Fred Trump, enrolled Donald as a cadet in the New York Military Academy. — Mark Landler, The Seattle Times, "Trump intrigued with solving threat from North Korea," 11 June 2018 In 1953 the two countries signed an armistice but not a peace treaty. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Gay and trans soldiers say they were abused in South Korean military," 10 July 2019 When Germany agreed to an armistice on November 11, 1918, marking an end to World War I, all of Europe and its entangled colonies breathed a sigh of relief. — Michael Waters, Smithsonian, "Europe Reacts to the Treaty of Versailles, in Photos," 27 June 2019 Fighting ceased in 1953, but the warring parties only signed an armistice — a truce — which means the war technically continues to this day. — Alex Ward, Vox, "Exclusive: Trump promised Kim Jong Un he’d sign an agreement to end the Korean War," 29 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'armistice.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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armistice
noun
English Language Learners Definition of armistice
: an agreement to stop fighting a war
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armistice
noun
ar·mi·stice
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Kids Definition of armistice
: a pause in fighting brought about by agreement between the two sides
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