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View synonyms for housing project
housing project
[ hou-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt ]
noun
- a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
housing project
noun
- a housing development built and maintained by a local authority, usually intended for people with a low or moderate income
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Word History and Origins
Origin of housing project1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
Gurley was gunned down on Nov. 20, when a pair of cops was patrolling the rough housing project.
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One night in 2004, my college boyfriend called me from inside a closet in a north Toronto housing project.
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More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.
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Across the street, at the housing project, children are playing outside the great blocks of apartments.
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I include this book because it seems a more honest portrayal of life inside a housing project.
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