gated

adjective gat·ed \ ˈgā-təd \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of gated

1 : having or controlled by a gate

a gated entrance

2 : designed to restrict entrance usually by means of physical barriers, a private security force, and a controlled gate

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The gated vacation community is comparatively serene.

— arthur levine, USA TODAY, "Disney's Aulani resort: A Hawaiian vacation, with characters," 8 Apr. 2018
Meldman's clubs are gated residential communities where membership is contingent on buying a home or a plot of land.

— christopher mason, Town & Country, "The Evolution of the Private Vacation Club," 17 Oct. 2016
This secure, gated community also features 56 waterfront units with some as small as two bedrooms at 1,500 square feet to a larger four-bedroom, 2,900-square-foot design.

— valerie sweeten, Houston Chronicle, "The Shoreline at Waterpoint offers upscale condo experience," 1 Apr. 2018
Surrounded by tall palms, the walled and gated residence has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and nearly 8,000 square feet of light and airy living space.

— neal j. leitereg, latimes.com, "Fleetwood Mac's John McVie goes his own way, selling palm-topped retreat in Honolulu for $5.4 million," 29 Mar. 2018
The gated estate features a private rose garden and is set against the backdrop of Camelback Mountain.

— lorraine longhi, azcentral, "Luxury homes: $3.2M Mesa mansion has NBA-style basketball court, eight-car garage," 26 Mar. 2018
In one such sequence, an older man paces inside a small patch of gated lawn, a curtain of mist wavering in the background.

— manohla dargis, New York Times, "Review: ‘12 Days’ and the Rights of the Mentally Ill," 15 Mar. 2018
In Escondido, school officials have built fencing to enclose elementary schools that were previously open to the public, and installed gated entries to control the flow of visitors.

— deborah sullivan brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Schools take aim at campus shooters," 9 Mar. 2018
Someplace isolated, either geographically or via imposing security features such as gated private entrances and armed private police.

— scott garner, latimes.com, "Neighborhood Spotlight: Rolling Hills' luxury overflows onto the outdoors," 16 Mar. 2018

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