gated

adjective gat·ed \ ˈgā-təd \

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

gated communities

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A stroller valet! — but also the privacy usually associated with a gated mansion in Greenwich, Conn., not a 65-story tower in Midtown Manhattan.

— ronda kaysen, New York Times, "Car-Friendly if Not Gawker-Friendly Buildings," 25 Aug. 2017
Elliott was unresponsive inside a gated power station and was pronounced dead on the scene.

— carol robinson, AL.com, "Man possibly electrocuted while stealing copper wiring from coal mine, authorities say," 24 Aug. 2017
Since the 2013 blaze, the camp has remained mostly vacant and gated.

— j. harry jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Shriners dealt huge setback in campground fire lawsuit," 20 Aug. 2017
In May, The Washington Post reported that the $28 million price tag for the 11-bedroom gated compound on Plum Bay far exceeded the going rate for the most exclusive estates on the island.

— matea gold, Washington Post, "The asking price for President Trump’s Caribbean estate has been cut dramatically," 1 Aug. 2017
The sliver-thin neighborhood is packed with low-rise apartments and gated residences and stretches from the Guaire River to the lush green mountain that separates Caracas from the Caribbean.

— andrew rosati, Bloomberg.com, "The Manhattan of Venezuela Parties Against a Backdrop of Crisis," 19 July 2017
Surveillance footage from her gated Miramar community shows Vilet Torrez arriving, and cell phone records show her calling Cid Torrez around the same time.

— rafael olmeda, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Guilty verdict in Miramar missing body murder case," 14 July 2017
A gated swimming pool sits just off the driveway leading to the apartments.

— robert mccoppin, chicagotribune.com, "From respected physics student at U. of I. to kidnapping suspect," 7 July 2017
According to social media posts and eyewitnesses, Cruz visited the High Desert Museum, floated the Deschutes River and roomed at the upscale 400-acre gated community of Caldera Springs, 15 miles south of Bend.

— gordon r. friedman, OregonLive.com, "Ted Cruz vacations in central Oregon ahead of Senate health care vote," 3 July 2017

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