gated community

noun

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

Example Sentences

I live in a gated community, and there are about 5 miles of roads.

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This is a man-made lagoon carved out of the larger, naturally occurring Bolinas Lagoon in a gated community called Seadrift.

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Like many expats in Saudi Arabia, Plumptre lives in a gated community known as a compound.

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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.

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

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