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

Additionally, reports suggest that Israel will maintain a buffer zone within Gaza during the early implementation of the agreement. —Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025

The plan included the demolition of nearby homes and buildings; the construction of a road to serve as a buffer zone and the implementation of strategic checkpoints by the police and army. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025

The warning was followed by the announcement that Israeli forces would remain on Mount Hermon — a key strategic peak inside a buffer zone that has existed with Syria for decades — through the winter after occupying the site. —Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024

Syrian villages within the buffer zone have reportedly been instructed by the Israeli military to remain in their homes. —Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 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