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[ sees-fahyuhr ] / ˈsisˈfaɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cease-fire ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna cessation of hostilities; truce. Military. an order issued for a cease-fire. Origin of cease-fireFirst recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase cease fire Words nearby cease-fireceanothus, Ceará, cease, cease and desist, cease-and-desist order, cease-fire, ceaseless, Ceauşescu, Cebú, CEC, cecal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cease-fireClearly, all of the statements from Moscow and Kiev about a cease-fire for the period of the investigation have been forgotten. Inside the Battle to Crush Ukraine’s Rebel Capital as Dutch Search for MH17 Clues|Anna Nemtsova|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The sanctions continued after a cease-fire; Eisenhower was adamant: They wouldn't be lifted until the invading troops were gone. Obama’s All Eisenhower On Russia|Robert Shrum|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST A bloody conflict ended in a cease-fire that ceded to the militants the right to institute Sharia law in the Swat area. Who Is Fazlullah? The Pakistani Mullah Who Targeted Malala|Michael Daly|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST The cease-fire requires Hamas to hold its rockets and Israel to alleviate the siege. Gaza After The Dust Settled|Kathleen Peratis|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Haaretz quoted a Maan news agency report that both Hamas and Islamic Jihad are committed to the Gaza cease-fire. Thank You Iron Dome|Orly Halpern|March 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST We will work for a cease-fire now or once discussions have begun. Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various His men held out until two in the afternoon, when their resistance collapsed and the cease-fire sounded. The Fight For The Republic in China|Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale It was two and a half hours before the "Cease-fire" whistle sounded. With Botha in the Field|Eric Moore Ritchie A cease-fire was achieved without a major power confrontation. Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
British Dictionary definitions for cease-fire
nouna period of truce, esp one that is temporary and a preliminary step to establishing a more permanent peace on agreed terms Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cease-firetruce, armistice |