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

For now, the district is a strip mall of low-slung buildings whose tenants include a vape shop, a Filipino restaurant, a coin laundromat, and a cellphone store. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

The shooting happened at the Artist Lounge, which is located in a strip mall in the 18000 block of Nordhoff Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. — CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

At least two people were killed in a shooting Friday evening during a private party held at a strip mall in Northridge, less than a mile from Cal State Northridge. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

But 14 years later, Rosario’s Peruvian Restaurant, tucked in an unassuming strip mall in Longmont, has become an award-winning staple of Peruvian cuisine on the Front Range. — Celia Frazier, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 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