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

Video of the confrontation appears to show Nelson idling in a snowy strip mall parking lot in his gray Dodge Ram when another driver in an even larger pickup pulls in beside him. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

The strip mall near the University of Miami was demolished in 2021, and a two-story, block-long Publix opened on the rebuilt Riviera Plaza grounds in September 2025. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Chronic Tacos opened in late June in a Danville strip mall, with the groovy address of 420 Diablo Road. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Multiple businesses are located in a shopping strip mall at that location in southeast Charlotte. — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 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