neutral zones
Demilitarized buffer areas
Neutral zones are areas where opposing forces agree not to engage in conflict or exercise control.
In military and political contexts, they serve as buffer regions between hostile territories: The neutral zone separated the two armies.
In sports like hockey and football, the neutral zone is the area between opposing sides before play begins.
Figuratively, any space or topic deliberately kept free from conflict: We declared the dinner table a neutral zone for political arguments.
- borderlandTerritory at a boundary
- demarcation lineBoundary separating distinct zones
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- buffer stateNation preventing direct conflict
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
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- Peacekeepingpeacekeepers, peacekeeping missions, blue helmets, UN peacekeeping, UN missions
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- wartime protectionnon-combatants, civilians, humanitarian corridors, safe havens, evacuation routes
- cycling ruleshand signals, helmet laws, right of way, bike lanes, single file
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
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Land with competing claims
disputed territory · sovereign territory · war zones · conflict zones · battlegrounds
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Areas of active fighting
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