buffer zone
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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
He added that the buffer zone needed to remain to "block the danger of invasion".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 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
A few police stand in the buffer zone but not enough of them, it seems, if any real trouble flares up.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
