cease-fire

[ sees-fahyuh r ]

/ ˈsisˈfaɪər /

a cessation of hostilities; truce.

Military. an order issued for a cease-fire.

Origin of cease-fire

First recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase cease fire

Clearly, all of the statements from Moscow and Kiev about a cease-fire for the period of the investigation have been forgotten.

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The sanctions continued after a cease-fire; Eisenhower was adamant: They wouldn't be lifted until the invading troops were gone.

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A bloody conflict ended in a cease-fire that ceded to the militants the right to institute Sharia law in the Swat area.

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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