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

1. They spent the afternoon shopping at the mall.
2. <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

Related to MALL

Synonyms

boardwalk, promenade, walk

Related Words

walkway; alameda, allée; arcade, colonnade, galleria, gallery; plaza

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with MALL

all, awl, ball, bawl, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, yawl