Armistice Day

noun

: veterans day
used before the official adoption of Veterans Day in 1954

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The event became known as the Armistice Day Storm, devastating much of the region both on land and water, and notably killing a dozen duck hunters who froze to death on the Mississippi River. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024 No one seems to know when the local American Legion Post began holding services for Armistice Day — Veterans Day or when the annual ceremony was first held at the armory. Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024 Six years ago this week, Trump flew to France for Armistice Day on the centennial of the end of World War I. Leaders of the Western alliance came together to remember the war and to display unity. Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024 The intended message of this joint observance of Armistice Day – the first since Winston Churchill strode side-by-side with Gen. Charles de Gaulle in 1944 – was to reaffirm and reinvigorate the bond between two of Europe’s leading political, economic, and military powers. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Armistice Day 

Word History

Etymology

from the armistice terminating World War I on November 11, 1918

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Armistice Day was in 1918

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“Armistice Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Armistice%20Day. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.

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