| 单词 | housing estate |
| 释义 | > as lemmashousing estate housing estate n. British a residential area in which the houses, streets, etc., have all been planned and built at the same time.In quot. 1901: the planning and development of such an area. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > housing estate housing scheme1891 housing project1900 housing estate1901 estate1915 council estate1939 scheme1968 1901 Jrnl. Royal Statisti. Soc. 64 262 In London the housing estate was regarded as a separate piece of financial administration. 1905 Times 9 Nov. 6/3 The laying out of new housing estates so as to secure adequate provision for open spaces and good gardens. 1939 ‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air iv. i. 219 Several acres of bright red rooves all exactly alike. A big Council housing estate, by the look of it. 2000 Art Rev. Dec. 68/1 The ominously empty streetscapes of a housing estate. < as lemmas |
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