The military word of command to stop marching, or any other evolution. A halt includes the period of such discontinuance.
·noun The act of limping; lameness. II. Halt ·adj Halting or stopping in walking; lame. III. Halt ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Lame on the feet (Gen. 32:31; Ps. 38:17). To "halt between two opinions" (1 Kings 18:21) is supposed...
Easton's Bible Dictionary