buffer zone
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A neutral area that is located between hostile forces, and is designed to prevent hostilities.
noun
A conceptual space between two things.
Example Sentences
- "And it had been a close-run thing for many of the nearest - perhaps too close. Councillor Renee Spector, a senior member of Birmingham City Council planning committee, told the local press that the accident might force "a rethink" about the way it considered future applications. "There is a case for a buffer zone, but the problem is that land is at such a premium it is difficult to insist on a large distance between houses and railway lines," she said."
- "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."
Usage
- American usage