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

The new Liberty Crossing are looking for approval for just under 600 apartments, two grocery stores, and a strip mall. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

On a crisp fall day, Sherrod Brown takes the microphone during a small rally outside a Franklin County strip mall. — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

That route now passes three golf courses, a hospital, an indoor water park, an aquarium, and countless subdivisions and strip malls. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Lawson, who had been admitted to the hospital, was missing and later found at a nearby strip mall, according to court documents. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for strip mall

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale