gated
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- ungated adjective
Etymology
Origin of gated
Example Sentences
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Nearly a century after its 1928 debut, the walled and gated estate remains remarkably intact.
From MarketWatch
Set apart from “normal” citizens for our own protection and theirs, our gated, walled, and closely guarded campus complex sprawled across an entire island in the middle of the ocean.
From Literature
Yet for all of that convenience, the home still affords its residents ultimate privacy, the listing notes, thanks to a very high-tech security system that includes a gated entryway and a secure parking area.
From MarketWatch
FBI agents and hazardous materials teams descended on a gated residential community in Irvine on Wednesday night, performing a raid on a single-family home and carefully removing chemicals found inside.
From Los Angeles Times
Steers had long fought gated housing planned in an area less than a mile from the eagles’ nest.
From Los Angeles Times
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