Buffer zone
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A neutral area that is located between hostile forces, and is designed to prevent hostilities.
- 2 a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict wordnet
- 3 A transitional area between areas of different land use. US
- 4 A conceptual space between two things. figuratively
"Does she wear glasses with fashionable frames, has she had her lids lifted, does she streak or tint? All of these things are possible: we’ve both reached that borderline age, that buffer zone in which it can still be believed such tricks will work if you avoid bright sunlight."
- 5 Synonym of bubble zone (“a perimeter around an abortion facility”).
Example
More examples"Does she wear glasses with fashionable frames, has she had her lids lifted, does she streak or tint? All of these things are possible: we’ve both reached that borderline age, that buffer zone in which it can still be believed such tricks will work if you avoid bright sunlight."