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, recently, it was reported that the buffer zone has forced Christmas tree shoppers onto a one mile detour, according to the Daily Mail. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Dec. 2025

The summit, which overlooks Israel, Lebanon and Syria, had been in a buffer zone for the previous 50 years. —Tim Lister, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025

Court rules 5-foot buffer zone unconstitutional The ordinance barred pedestrians in a driveway entrance to the clinic and on five feet of sidewalk on each side of the driveway. —Cbsnews.com Wire Services, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025

Resident John Blumb suggested that the pathways be arranged to include a buffer zone along the property line to help keep people back from homes. —Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 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