Search results
- DictionaryTruce/tro͞os/
noun
- 1. an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time: "the guerrillas called a three-day truce"
The meaning of TRUCE is a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces : armistice, ceasefire. How to use truce in a sentence.
a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time: After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed ( US agreed to) a truce. We've got to spend the weekend together, so we might as well call (= have) a truce.
noun. a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice. an agreement or treaty establishing this. a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain. Synonyms: stay, rest, pause, lull.
a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time: After years of rivalry the two companies have agreed to ( UK agreed) a truce. We have to spend the weekend together, so we might as well call (= have) a truce.
When two warring sides decide to call it quits, it's called a truce — an agreement to end the fighting. When there's a truce, the two sides stop attacking each other, catch their breath, and try to work out a peace deal. A truce isn't a permanent solution: it's more like a time-out.
A truce is an agreement between two people or groups of people to stop fighting or quarrelling for a short time.
TRUCE definition: an agreement between two enemies to stop fighting for a period of time. Learn more.
noun. /trus/. an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting for an agreed period of time; the period of time that this lasts to call/break a truce Topic Collocations. an (air/airborne/amphibious) attack/a surprise attack (on somebody); an assault/a raid (on somebody)
truce (tro̅o̅s), USA pronunciation n. a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice. an agreement or treaty establishing this. a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain.
truce. (trus) n. 1. a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice. 2. an agreement or treaty establishing this. 3. a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain.
