housing project

[ hou-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt ]

noun

1. a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.

housing project

noun

1. a housing development built and maintained by a local authority, usually intended for people with a low or moderate income

Word History and Origins

Origin of housing project¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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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