cease-fire

American  

[sees-fahyuhr] / ˈsisˈfaɪər /

noun

1. a cessation of hostilities; truce.

2. Military. an order issued for a cease-fire.

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Etymology

Origin of cease-fire

First recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase cease fire

Example Sentences

Military officials from both sides have outlined how the monitoring of a cease-fire could work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Damascus and the SDF reached a fragile U.S.-backed cease-fire in January, and the SDF has agreed to integrate into the Syrian army.

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The pair worked together to negotiate the Gaza cease-fire plan.

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Marshall brokered a cease-fire between a dismayed Chiang and gleeful Communists in January 1946: It was meant to last for two weeks but “became a four-month truce that changed the course of the civil war.”

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Military analysts said the rise in attacks is part of an Israeli effort to weaken Hamas while staying within the parameters of the cease-fire.

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Related Words

• armistice
• ceasefire
• truce