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

For example, creating an overly large buffer zone around equipment might be justified to mitigate potential damage from lunar dust. —Michelle L.d. Hanlon, The Conversation, 12 May 2025

While Israeli forces have previously advanced deep into Gaza during the war, a sustained military presence has largely been confined to a 1km buffer zone along the border. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 May 2025

In 1907, to prevent smuggling, President Theodore Roosevelt declared that a 60-foot-wide buffer zone on public lands along the border with Mexico belongs to the federal government. —Luis Martinez, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025

The buffer zone did not prevent a crowd from growing and supportive honking from passersby, which special prosecutor Hank Brennan argued jurors could hear from the courtroom. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for buffer zone

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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