Gated community
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A residential area with restricted access, such as by a locked gate or guard post.
"In physical terms, a gated community is a walled or fenced housing development to which public access is restricted and often guarded using CCTV and/or security personnel."
- 2 Anything exclusive having restricted access. broadly
"Everyday life is increasingly unaffordable for most New Yorkers, but a new class of private, members-only and concierge services is emerging as a kind of gated community within the city."
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More examples"In physical terms, a gated community is a walled or fenced housing development to which public access is restricted and often guarded using CCTV and/or security personnel."