Phrase guide

buffer zone

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A neutral area that is located between hostile forces, and is designed to prevent hostilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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noun

Meaning 2

A transitional area between areas of different land use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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noun

Meaning 3

A conceptual space between two things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of bubble zone (“a perimeter around an abortion facility”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: bubble zone

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: buffer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: zone

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: منطقة عازلة — neutral area
  • Bulgarian: бу́ферна зо́на (búferna zóna) — neutral area
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緩衝區 /缓冲区 (huǎnchōngqū) — neutral area
  • Dutch: bufferzone — neutral area
  • Esperanto: bufrozono — neutral area
  • Finnish: puskurivyöhyke — neutral area
  • French: zone tampon — neutral area
  • Georgian: ბუფერული ზონა (buperuli zona) — neutral area
  • German: Pufferzone — neutral area
  • Greek: νεκρή ζώνη (nekrí zóni) — neutral area
  • Hebrew: אֵזוֹר חַיִץ (ezór kháyits) — neutral area
  • Hindi: बफर (baphar) — neutral area
  • Hungarian: ütközőzóna — neutral area
  • Polish: strefa buforowa — neutral area
  • Portuguese: zona-tampão — neutral area
  • Portuguese: zona de amortecimento — neutral area
  • Romanian: zonă tampon — neutral area
  • Russian: буферная зона (bufernaja zona) — neutral area
  • Spanish: zona colchón — neutral area
  • Spanish: zona neutral — neutral area
  • Turkish: tampon bölge — neutral area
  • Vietnamese: vùng đệm — neutral area
  • Bulgarian: бу́ферна зо́на (búferna zóna) — area between areas of different land use
  • Dutch: bufferzone — area between areas of different land use
  • Finnish: puskurivyöhyke — area between areas of different land use
  • Romanian: zonă tampon — area between areas of different land use
  • Turkish: tampon bölge — area between areas of different land use