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

His condo was still standing, but there were firefighters on the roof of the strip mall that housed his restaurant and wine bar. —Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026

Gillis bought out and built out the store next door, turning a Westchester strip mall half into into a Hollywood set. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026

Several hundred people turned out over the course of the afternoon, filling the main parking area and forcing others to park in an adjacent hospital clinic lot and a nearby strip mall as a steady stream of visitors continued to arrive. —Stephen Sorace , Adam Sabes , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026

McConnell confirmed that he and the other volunteer were arrested for allegedly trespassing in the parking lot of the strip mall where the free meal is served. —Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 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