mall
mall
noun \ˈmȯl, especially British & for 1 ˈmal\Definition of MALL
1
: an alley used for pall-mall
2
[The Mall, promenade in London, originally a pall-mall alley] a : a usually public area often set with shade trees and designed as a promenade or as a pedestrian walk b : a usually paved or grassy strip between two roadways
3
a : an urban shopping area featuring a variety of shops surrounding a usually open-air concourse reserved for pedestrian traffic b : a usually large suburban building or group of buildings containing various shops with associated passageways
Examples of MALL
- They spent the afternoon shopping at the mall.
- <the pedestrian traffic through the grassy mall is heaviest during the summer lunch hours>
Origin of MALL
short for obsolete pall-mall mallet used in pall-mall
First Known Use: 1644
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