Meaning of scatter site | Babel Free
Definitions
An area of state-sponsored housing used as a shelter for homeless people; such housing is scattered across different parts of a city rather than concentrated in one place.
Examples
“It is designed for single-family use⟳ in subdivisions or scatter⟳ sites and available as a standardized product […]”
“Living conditions in scatter⟳ sites depend⟳ largely on landlords' compliance and a little bit of luck.”
“Between 1998 and 2005, the number⟳ of homeless families sleeping in New York City shelters, purchased hotel rooms ("welfare hotels"), and scatter⟳ site housing increased by 95 percent, […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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