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

Then he got married and, in the late ’80s, moved to Coto de Caza, a gated community that boasts million-dollar estates and is nestled in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

The first episode opens with a montage of shots that feature lavish estates, tennis courts, expensive cars and jewelry while a voice-over sets the scene: “Life is different in a gated community”; “The land here is $1 million an acre”; “When you’re not behind the gates, you don’t know what you’re missing.”

From Los Angeles Times

I was really intrigued by the fact they all lived in this gated community and that was very soap opera-y to me.

From Los Angeles Times

A few hundred yards below the house, there’s a gated community of about 10 empty weekend cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal

The firms that owned the gated community were placed in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal