housing project

[hou-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt] / ˈhaʊ zɪŋ ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt, ˌprɒdʒ ɪkt /

NOUN

affordable housing

Synonyms

WEAK

tenement house tenement housing welfare housing

Example Sentences

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One at a housing project, the other at the University of Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Westhoughton-born actress Maxine Peake was among the campaigners against it, describing it as a "housing project in golf clothing".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Both Councilmember Traci Park and Mayor Karen Bass said they did not know of a major, low-income housing project coming to the Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

“Unlike every other homeless or affordable housing project in my district, this one had no objection. It went straight through. There was absolutely no controversy,” Bonin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

There happened to be a Boy Scout drum and bugle corps located in the housing project next to ours.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston