buffer zone
noun
: a neutral area separating conflicting forces
broadly
: an area designed to separate
Examples of buffer zone in a Sentence
There must be a 500-foot buffer zone between the river and the new buildings.
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The Associated Press reported on Sunday that the document submitted by mediators to Hamas outlined a 60-day ceasefire proposal, during which Israel would pull back to a buffer zone on the Gaza border with Israel and Egypt.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
At a few hundred other intersections, the buffer zone for parking is 15 feet instead of 20 feet because there are curb bulb-outs that slow traffic by narrowing the intersection for safety.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Putin announced May 22 that Russian troops aim to create a buffer zone that might help prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
At the end of the day, Moscow’s priority is a neutral Ukraine that serves as a buffer zone between Russia and NATO, says Mr. Suslov.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
At a few hundred other intersections, the buffer zone for parking is 15 feet instead of 20 feet because there are curb bulb-outs that slow traffic by narrowing the intersection for safety.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Putin announced May 22 that Russian troops aim to create a buffer zone that might help prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
At the end of the day, Moscow’s priority is a neutral Ukraine that serves as a buffer zone between Russia and NATO, says Mr. Suslov.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for buffer zone
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“Buffer zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffer%20zone. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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