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housing project

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

housing project

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

First recorded in 1935–40

Gurley was gunned down on Nov. 20, when a pair of cops was patrolling the rough housing project.

One night in 2004, my college boyfriend called me from inside a closet in a north Toronto housing project.

More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.

Across the street, at the housing project, children are playing outside the great blocks of apartments.

I include this book because it seems a more honest portrayal of life inside a housing project.

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