gated community

noun

1. a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.

Example Sentences

We wouldn’t be as invested if the stakes were privately owned — say, a golf club or a gated community — although Cage’s character with his luxury car and costly latte habit probably cares about those, too.

From Los Angeles Times

The Ratliffs are one donut-loving gated community security guard away from wreck and ruin.

From Salon

"There's no real detail about what we're actually paying for. We don't have any perks for the money like a night watchman or a gated community. The only communal part inside the block really is a bit of carpet by the door," he said.

From BBC

Ducksworth had the idea to set the series in a gated community in suburban Maryland outside of Washington, D.C., a region that is home to some of the most affluent majority-Black counties in the country.

From Los Angeles Times

So I can’t relate to these people where it’s “Your dad’s a lawyer, your mom’s a doctor, and you live in this gated community.”

From Los Angeles Times