gated community

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The custom dwelling, which is in the exclusive gated community of North Beverly Park, was designed for Murphy by storied architect Richard Landry, who envisioned the layout for the 33,600-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa, which was completed in 2003.

From MarketWatch

The Dallas sky is still half-dark when the black Escalade rolls into the gated community to pick up 03 Greedo.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Rusesabagina, who is a Belgian citizen and a permanent resident of the United States, became anxious about being surveilled in Brussels, where members of his family lived, and in 2009 he moved them to a gated community in San Antonio, Texas.

From New York Times

Trayvon Martin had been wearing a similar sweatshirt when he was fatally shot on his way back from a store while visiting his father in a gated community in the Orlando suburb.

From Seattle Times

Martin was visiting his father in a gated community in Sanford, Florida, a suburb of Orlando.

From Seattle Times