housing project

[ hou-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt ]

/ ˈhaʊ zɪŋ ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt, ˌprɒdʒ ɪkt /

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noun

a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.

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Origin of housing project

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby housing project

housing, housing association, housing benefit, housing development, housing estate, housing project, housing scheme, housing start, Housman, Houssay, Houston

How to use housing project in a sentence

The company hopes its technology will be used to facilitate housing projects in remote areas.
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In previous roles, he supported developer fee increases to fund affordable housing projects and a failed affordable housing bond measure, as well as state legislation he wrote to encourage high-density housing near transit.
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That land’s going to stay as a duplex instead of becoming a 90-unit housing project with 15 affordable units.
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Facial recognition technology is being deployed in housing projects, homeless shelters, schools, even across entire cities—usually without much fanfare or discussion.
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Voters also approved a new housing project in Poway while rejecting one in Oceanside.
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Gurley was gunned down on Nov. 20, when a pair of cops was patrolling the rough housing project.
Protesters Demand Justice For Gurley As Gap Grows Between Cops and NYC|M.L. Nestel|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One night in 2004, my college boyfriend called me from inside a closet in a north Toronto housing project.
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More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.
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Across the street, at the housing project, children are playing outside the great blocks of apartments.
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I include this book because it seems a more honest portrayal of life inside a housing project.
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British Dictionary definitions for housing project

housing project

noun

US a housing development built and maintained by a local authority, usually intended for people with a low or moderate income

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