Definitions for armistice

armistice ar·mi·stice

Spelling: [ahr-muh-stis]
IPA: /ˈɑr mə stɪs/

Armistice is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 655 anagrams from letters in armistice (aceiimrst).

Definitions for armistice

noun

  1. a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce:

Origin of armistice

1655-65; French Medieval Latin armistitium, equivalent to Latin armi- (combining form of arma arm2) + -stitium a stopping (stit- (variant stem of sistere to

Examples for armistice

Life along the armistice line showcases some of the worst excesses of both sides.

When the armistice had come the Belgian Government tried to thank him.

After the armistice, Brazier hosted one of her popular pig roasts at Col de la Luère, hiring a clown and a marching band.

The fighting had stopped with nothing more solid than an armistice.

The spring is coming on, and the armistice is only a trap laid for the Prussians.

A difficulty arose respecting the duration of the armistice.

On the 9th, Nelson landed again, to conclude the terms of the armistice.

By the time the armistice was signed in 1918, a British woman aged 16-32 stood only a one-in-ten chance of marriage.

November 1st, Turkey was forced by Russia to agree to an armistice of eight weeks.

Legal jurisdiction would go in accordance with the 1949 armistice agreement.

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