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

His company, Cedar Creek Development LLC, has been involved in neighboring housing projects. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Stephanie and her children lived in a housing project in Columbia, Mississippi. — Samantha Springer, NBC news, 19 July 2026

In a rare move, the city of Sacramento has filed a lawsuit against Sacramento County challenging its approval of Upper Westside, a controversial housing project that could add 25,000 residents to the Natomas basin. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Public housing projects were demolished or fundamentally reshaped. — Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for housing project

• subproject