单词 | gated community |
释义 | > as lemmasgated community Originally North American. Of a residential district: allowing access only through a secured gate and often protected by other security measures. Esp. in gated community. ΚΠ 1979 N.Y. Times 26 Jan. a1/5 The deal includes most of the undeveloped portions of Pebble Beach and the Del Monte Forest, a gated community of expensive homes, 5,200 acres of verdant pine, oak, and cypress trees, [etc.]. 1992 Leisureways Toronto Update Oct. 34/1 It is, in reality, a gated town clustered on the western shore of Lake Chautauqua. 2001 D. Lehane Mystic River 299 Sean's parents lived in Wingate Estates, a gated community of two-bedroom stucco town houses thirty miles south of the city. 2002 Times 12 Sept. (Business section) 30/2 Many of the buildings are Victorian and are listed, making them ideal for conversion into lucrative gated residential developments. < as lemmas |
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