"scatter site" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scatter sites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scatter site (plural scatter sites)
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-scatter_site-en-noun-iQeIembA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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