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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After the fall of Damascus on Dec. 8, 2024, Israel deployed troops to the demilitarized buffer zone with Syria while also launching a diplomatic offensive to shape the balance of power.
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Amelie Botbol, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
The price of the fund can fall by more than the buffer zone indicates during the interim period, based on how options pricing changes over time.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
This meeting isn’t the only unusual thing happening in southwestern Syria, where the Israel Defense Forces is now deployed inside Syrian territory, slightly beyond the demilitarized buffer zone established in 1974 after the last war between the two countries.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The law exempted four categories of people: those entering or exiting the facility; employees; law enforcement or other public workers; and people using the public sidewalk or right-of-way covered by the buffer zone to get to another destination.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Amelie Botbol, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
The price of the fund can fall by more than the buffer zone indicates during the interim period, based on how options pricing changes over time.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
This meeting isn’t the only unusual thing happening in southwestern Syria, where the Israel Defense Forces is now deployed inside Syrian territory, slightly beyond the demilitarized buffer zone established in 1974 after the last war between the two countries.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
The law exempted four categories of people: those entering or exiting the facility; employees; law enforcement or other public workers; and people using the public sidewalk or right-of-way covered by the buffer zone to get to another destination.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buffer zone
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“Buffer zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffer%20zone. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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