housing project

noun

: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families

Examples of housing project in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The housing project, which was billed as a four-story, 22-unit residential condominium development, has been in the works since at least 2017, but appears to have stalled several years ago. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

For three decades, the leaders of Venezuela have followed the political movement called chavismo, named, like the housing project, for former president Hugo Chávez. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026

An affordable housing project planned for a North Natomas lot is planned to be comprised of 140 units across four buildings. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

In his absence, the housing project Suley grew up in got taken over by the crime boss known as Prince (Achmed Akkabi). — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for housing project

• subproject