Vocabulary

ceasefire

停戦(ていせん)

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

A military order to cease firing; a suspension of active hostilities.  A halt in fighting a battle or war by both sides in the conflict.

発砲(はっぽう)をやめるようにとの軍事(ぐんじ)命令(めいれい)活発(かっぱつ)敵対(てきたい)行為(こうい)停止(ていし)紛争(ふんそう)における双方(そうほう)による戦闘(せんとう)または戦争(せんそう)での(たたか)いの停止(ていし)

Examples

  1. A ceasefire was agreed upon in order to evacuate civilians from the town.

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