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SUSPENSION OF ARMS

Definition: SUSPENSION OF ARMS

SUSPENSION OF ARMS

1. (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of operations agreed on by the commanders of contending armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for surrender or for peace, etc.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Synonyms within Context: SUSPENSION OF ARMS

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Pacification

Truce, armistice; suspension of arms, suspension of hostilities, stand-down; breathing time; convention; modus vivendi; flag of truce, white flag, parlementaire, cartel.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: SUSPENSION OF ARMS

English words defined with "SUSPENSION OF ARMS": Truce of God. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: SUSPENSION OF ARMS

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Economic History

Nigeria

Following the annulment of the June 12 election, the United States and other nations imposed various sanctions on Nigeria, including restrictions on travel by government officials and their families and suspension of arms sales and military assistance. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SUSPENSION OF ARMS

Language Translations for "SUSPENSION OF ARMS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

временно примирие (cease fire). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

uspensionsay ofay armsay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SUSPENSION OF ARMS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-f-i-m-n-n-o-o-p-r-s-s-s-s-u"

-5 letters: amorousness, aponeurosis, ominousness, persuasions, professions, responsions, somniferous, spoonerisms, suspensions, uniformness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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