Buffer zone

/bˈʌfə zˈəʊn/

/bˈʌfɚ zˈoʊn/

Buffer zone

a neutral area free of the conflict and danger that is between opposing powers

synonyms : buffer

Examples

1. That is the U.S.-Turkey buffer zone.

2. This created a 150-mile buffer zone between the two nations.

3. Charles II wanted the area as a buffer zone between the colonies of the north and Spanish Florida to the south.

4. The rebels have basically carved out their own sort of unofficial buffer zone there in northern Syria.