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.

Recent Examples on the Web

This force, still in place today, maintains a buffer zone along the cease-fire lines in the Golan Heights. —Jonathan Lincoln, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024

Crossing into the buffer zone from the occupied north would also constitute a crime of trespassing under that administration and would be likely to lead to their deportation. —Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 11 June 2024

But there are hard limits on how big this buffer zone can get. —David Axe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his goal was to create a buffer zone that would limit Ukrainian strikes on cities and towns in Russia. —Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 8 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

buffer zone

noun

: an area designed to separate: as

a

: an area with certain boundaries beyond which protestors may not pass

b

: an area separating land used for different purposes

a buffer zone between the development and the park