Armistice
/ˈɑrməstəs/
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Definition
(noun) A (short) cessation of combat.
Sentence Examples
Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice.
A 1953 armistice split the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The two sides finally signed an ____ to end the long and bloody war.