buffer zone
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈbʌfər zoʊn/
:
zona de amortiguamiento
- Usually, there was a substantial buffer zone between the townships and the nearest white neighborhood.
- riparian buffer zone
- strategic buffer zone
- establish a buffer zone
And Ukraine is a buffer zone or a buffer nation, and it's rapidly becoming more Westernized.
- And Ukraine is a buffer zone or a buffer nation, and it's rapidly becoming more Westernized.
- We will not carve out a buffer zone of Ukraine and give it to a dictator like a Putin.
Examples
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An early survey by CARE gathered basic data on resource management practices in the buffer zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
Academic text (1998) -
Troop movements and exercises near the buffer zone are frequent occurrences.
Academic text (1995) -
The "hard" approach makes UN control of the buffer zone the central issue.
Academic text (1995) -
But talk of raising water levels and creating buffer zones has local farmers up in arms.
Academic text (1994) -
You will find species of plant and fauna hair in the buffer zone that you will not find anywhere else.
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I need a two-mile buffer zone.
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And then this UN buffer zone which locks within its boundaries the airport, along with people's homes, businesses and farms.
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For example, several pretexts have been used over the years for encroachment into the buffer zone.
Academic text (1995) -
The site includes 30 acres of water and 10 acres of berms, islands, and buffer zones.
Academic text (1996) -
The military wanted settlers to create a buffer zone between Israel and its enemies.
Synonyms
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5.2
An area of land between two groups to reduce the chance of fighting
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4.8
An area where armies and weapons cannot go between two countries
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4.6
An area where no one fights or competes
A place between two different areas where one kind of land becomes another
Antonyms
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derivable from 'buffer' (something that cushions or reduces impact) plus 'zone' (an area), so a learner who knows both words can infer 'an area that reduces conflict or negative effects.' This is a straightforward compounding pattern with clear cross-linguistic parallels, making the expression immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Buffer zone The noun buffer zone comes from the idea of a soft buffer, a cushion or space, put between two zones or groups. Imagine a strip of trees or empty land that keeps two sides apart and so 'reduces conflict' and 'protects' them, which is why a buffer zone means an area that 'separates' and 'protects'.