zone vs buffer zone

buffer zone vs zone

zone and buffer zone both are nouns.

zone is a verb but buffer zone is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
zone	Yes	No	Yes	No
buffer zone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, buffer zone is a hyponym of zone; that is, buffer zone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than zone:

zone: an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
buffer zone: a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict

Other hyponyms of zone include buffer, combat area, combat zone, danger zone, demilitarized zone, DMZ, drop zone, dropping zone, kill zone, killing zone, strike zone, tidal zone, promotion zone.

zone (noun)	buffer zone (noun)
(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure	a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

zone (verb)	buffer zone (verb)
separate or apportion into sections
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

Difference between zone and buffer zone

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