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noun
- 1. a temporary suspension of fighting; a truce: "the latest ceasefire seems to be holding"
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CEASEFIRE definition: 1. an agreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting in order to allow discussions about…. Learn more.
A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), [1] also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), [2] is a stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions often due to mediation by a third party.
1. : a military order to cease firing. 2. : a suspension of active hostilities. Synonyms. armistice. truce. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of ceasefire in a Sentence. the two armies declared a ceasefire for the holiday.
A ceasefire is an arrangement in which countries or groups of people that are fighting each other agree to stop fighting. They have agreed to a ceasefire after three years of conflict. U.N. officials are expressing cautious optimism that the latest cease-fire is holding. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
noun. /ˈsiːsfaɪə (r)/ /ˈsiːsfaɪər/ a time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently synonym truce. a call for an immediate ceasefire. a permanent/a temporary/an interim ceasefire. Observers have reported serious violations of the ceasefire. Wordfinder. Collocations War and peace.
Ceasefire definition: a cessation of hostilities; truce.. See examples of CEASEFIRE used in a sentence.
When two warring countries take a short break from killing each other's soldiers, it's a cease-fire. Often part of peace talks, a cease-fire is a temporary pause in a battle. Any time a commander orders troops to stop firing their weapons, that's a cease-fire.
