strip mall

noun

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

Examples of strip mall in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All of them are excellent and all of them will give you an idea of just how good strip mall dining in the suburbs can be. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 18 June 2024 This morning's stabbing was not the first case of disturbances at the strip mall address. Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2024 Packed in a strip mall parking lot on Brown Deer Road is the annual Granville Blues Fest, featuring local and regional acts performing original tunes or covers of favorite blues performers. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024 The strip mall includes 11 business suites, including an optometry center, cosmetic retail store, hair salon and a physical therapy office, according to court documents. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for strip mall 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

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