ceasefirenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈsiːs.faɪər/us/ˈsiːs.faɪr/an agreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting in order to allow discussions about peace:
declare a ceasefire
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stopping fighting
- armistice
- beat/turn swords into ploughshares idiom
- demilitarize
- disengage
- fall
- fall back
- lay
- lay sth down
- pacify
- pullout
- surrender
- sword
- truce