armistice
/ˈɑːmɪstɪs
/noun
An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce: the Italian government signed an armistice with the Allies...
- Both sides agreed to an armistice to bury the dead and collect the wounded.
- In March 1940, he led the delegation that negotiated with Molotov for an armistice and peace settlement.
- An armistice was signed at Compiègne in November 1918; fighting at once stopped.
Synonyms
truce, ceasefire, suspension of hostilities, cessation of hostilities, peace;
break, respite, lull, moratorium;
treaty, peace treaty
informal let-up
Origin
Early 18th century: from French, or from modern Latin armistitium, from arma 'arms' (see arm2) + -stitium 'stoppage'.
- have (or get) someone/thing taped
- have (or get) something down to a fine art
- have (or give) it large
- have (or have grown) whiskers
- have (or hold) no terrors for someone
- have (or hold) someone in the palm of one's hand
- have (or keep) an ear to the ground
- have (or keep) one's eye on
- have (or keep) one's finger on the pulse
- have (or keep) one's (or both) feet on the ground
- have (or keep) one's wits about one
- have (or know) all the answers
- have (or put) one's heart in
- have (or put) someone/thing down as
- have (or take) a butcher's
- have (or take) a leak
- have (or take) a pop at
- have (or throw) a fit
- have (or want) no truck with
- have (or with) an eye to
- have (or with) an eye to (or for or on) the main chance
- have (or with) one's fingers (or hand) in the till
- have other (or bigger) fish to fry
- haver
- haverbread