strip mall

noun

: a long usually one-story building or group of buildings housing several adjacent retail stores or service establishments

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But strip malls face criticism for being eyesores in their communities, adding to environmental problems and contributing to the demise of traditional business districts. Shawn Baldwin, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024 Garnett said that, although the adjacent strip mall wasn’t for sale, MOC made an offer. Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024 Since the tornado, the entire block is being restored into a beautiful strip mall that will house the Somewhere in Time Antique Mall, Lasang Pinoy of NWA Filipino Restaurant and other businesses. James F. Hales Remembering Rogers, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024 That same hour, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican who could very well be the next Senate Majority Leader, cast his vote in northwest Austin, in a strip mall off MoPac. Asher Price, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strip mall 

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strip mall was in 1977

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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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