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

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

“He’s got an eleven-thousand-mile buffer zone from all this sweetness and light.”

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman