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 buffer zone law's enforcement had been on hold since September 2024 when a federal judge presiding over a lawsuit filed by a coalition of Indiana media organizations, including IndyStar, ruled that the law was too vague to be enforced fairly.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2025
Russian officials denied the bridge was damaged, but said that its troops had taken another village in Ukraine’s Sumy region, part of an effort to create a buffer zone on the border.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
Upon the downfall of the old administration, Netanyahu declared the 1974 disengagement agreement null and void and launched a large-scale series of airstrikes across Syrian military sites and infrastructure, as well as a ground invasion seizing more territory beyond the Golan Heights buffer zone.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Putin announced on May 22 that Russian troops aim to create a buffer zone that might help prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2025
Russian officials denied the bridge was damaged, but said that its troops had taken another village in Ukraine’s Sumy region, part of an effort to create a buffer zone on the border.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
Upon the downfall of the old administration, Netanyahu declared the 1974 disengagement agreement null and void and launched a large-scale series of airstrikes across Syrian military sites and infrastructure, as well as a ground invasion seizing more territory beyond the Golan Heights buffer zone.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Putin announced on May 22 that Russian troops aim to create a buffer zone that might help prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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“Buffer zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffer%20zone. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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