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buffer zone

noun

a neutral zone or area between two potentially hostile nations, designed to prevent any overt acts of aggression.
any area serving to mitigate or neutralize potential conflict.

buffer zone

noun

an area lying between two states and providing each with protection from the other

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Word History and Origins

Origin of buffer zone¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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It has also sent troops into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone in the Golan Heights, several adjoining areas and the summit of Mount Hermon.

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Similar to its operations in Iraq, Turkey has also sought to establish a buffer zone along its border with Syria to contain Syrian armed groups allied with the PKK.

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Ukraine's incursion was launched last August as an attempt to create a buffer zone on the border between the two countries that would prevent Russian forces from being deployed on Ukraine's eastern front line.

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The military has already seized land running along the entirety of the Palestinian territory's borders, which it has characterised as a buffer zone to prevent attacks.

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But now, the Israelis are moving well beyond the 150-square-mile buffer zone.

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