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

But massage has become more mainstream in North America—the realm of the strip mall, where affordable massage franchises have proliferated (Massage Envy, the biggest, has nearly a thousand locations and offers a subscription option), and a pillar of the fitness and wellness industries. —Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

Nestled in a strip mall by a nail salon and a Whole Foods, this specific Club Pilates studio eschewed the spa vibes in favor of a traditional fitness room. —Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025

The bookstore idea came from a random day at her local coffee shop and an empty stall in the strip mall. —Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025

Officers arrived and found a crowd of people gathered around Bre'nee Veasley, 19, in the strip mall's parking lot. —Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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