housing project

American  

[hau-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt] / ˈhaʊ zɪŋ ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt, ˌprɒdʒ ɪkt /

noun

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

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housing project British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of housing project

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

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housing project

The pair met again in February in Washington, where the mayor pitched the president on a sweeping federally backed housing project in Trump’s home borough of Queens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Outside a housing project near Ceuta port, Spanish soldiers detained a group of nine tired-looking migrants who were sitting on the pavement, guarded by troops with an armoured car, an AFP reporter said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

Blankfein said that because of his childhood — he grew up in a housing project in Brooklyn — he found it difficult for a long time to think of himself as wealthy, despite his fortune.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

One at a housing project, the other at the University of Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The rest of us were relocated into a former defense workers’ housing project in Long Beach.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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