housing estate

noun

British.

1. housing development.

housing estate

noun

1. a planned area of housing, often with its own shops and other amenities

Word History and Origins

Origin of housing estate¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Down in Andover, residents and workers spotted tankers lining up for hydrants in an industrial area and a housing estate.

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The BBC has tracked fighting kennels to unlikely places in the UK – from a busy housing estate to the grounds of a stately home.

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council said a road surface had collapsed at a new housing estate in Green Field, near Pole Lane, in Darwen, with emergency services called to the scene.

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The man said it was the second incident he had experienced after "being run out of" a housing estate near Falkirk Stadium last week while carrying out the same work.

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We're waiting on a housing estate in a leafy suburb where most of the houses have perfectly-maintained front lawns and expensive cars on the drives.

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