Armistice

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Armistice \Ar"mis*tice\, n. [F. armistice, fr. (an assumed word)
     L. armistitium; arma arms + stare, statum (combining form,
     -stitum), to stand still.]
     A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a
     temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  armistice
       n : a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can
           discuss peace terms [syn: {cease-fire}, {truce}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "armistice":
     Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, breathing spell, buffer zone,
     cease-fire, cooling-off period, demilitarized zone, hollow truce,
     modus vivendi, neutral territory, pacification, pax in bello,
     peace, stand-down, suspension of hostilities,
     temporary arrangement, treaty of peace, truce