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housing estate

American  

noun

British.
  1. housing development.


housing estate British  

noun

  1. a planned area of housing, often with its own shops and other amenities

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of housing estate

First recorded in 1915–20

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Such detail is important so authorities can see where access points to the housing estate are, useful when planning for climate emergencies such as wildfires.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Beneath an unassuming hill just next to a newbuild housing estate there lies a bunker that was designed to keep Wales running in the event of a nuclear attack.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

He said the tunnels "go in parallel to one another under the houses of the Brackla Hillside, the housing estate".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

O'Donnell, who had abandoned the car in a nearby housing estate, was found staggering along the street a short time later and arrested.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

The sound of a housing estate in the morning is audible a long way off.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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