buffer zone
Example Sentences
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That route, called the Traffic Separation Scheme, established one 2-mile-wide lane for entering and one 2-mile-wide lane for leaving the Persian Gulf, plus a 2-mile-wide buffer zone.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
The military is trying to carve out a buffer zone inside Lebanon deep enough to put border communities beyond the militants’ reach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
"Even if Israel sets up a buffer zone, we won't leave. Let them bury us here," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Mangroves have a range of environmental benefits, including storing carbon and helping to mitigate storms by acting as a buffer zone.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
San Jose Mogote seems to have transplanted itself to Monte Alban, in the middle of the buffer zone.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
