scattersite-housing

scat·ter·site hous·ing

[skat-er-sahyt]
noun
public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.
Also, scatter-site housing.


Origin:
1970–75, Americanism; scatter + site

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