buffer zone

Definitions

1. A neutral area that is located between hostile forces, and is designed to prevent hostilities.
2. A transitional area between areas of different land use.
   US
3. A conceptual space between two things.
   figuratively
4. Synonym of bubble zone (“a perimeter around an abortion facility”).

Equivalents

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.”

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