housing development
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of housing development
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
If, say, a housing development plops down where you live, you are forced to wander.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
They stand in contrast of each other on the Venice Dell housing development project, which would turn a city lot into 120 housing units for low-income and homeless people.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
The retailer said other housebuilders were in a similar position, and added that housing development had "collapsed" in London.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
WESLACO, Texas—At Monte Cielo, a new housing development in this growing region of South Texas, half-built homes are sitting empty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
So, let's see, the new housing development on Maple Terrace.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
