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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Those attacks have prompted the Russians to retake land in recent weeks to create a buffer zone that Mr. Putin has said will make cross-border attacks harder for Ukraine to carry out.
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Kim Barker, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow wants to create a buffer zone inside Ukraine, which the Kremlin depicts as a necessary defensive measure — a position Ukraine calls ludicrous since Russia started the war and could end it by pulling back its forces.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Kim Barker, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow wants to create a buffer zone inside Ukraine, which the Kremlin depicts as a necessary defensive measure — a position Ukraine calls ludicrous since Russia started the war and could end it by pulling back its forces.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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“Buffer zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffer%20zone. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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