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

Among the other gifts offered by businesses in the strip mall are temporary hair color spray from Joan Barry Hair Designers, celebrating 25 years in business, and sidewalk chalking from 40-year-old mall business Love’s Yogurt. — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit does not hinge on the question of whether ICE should be operating at the Glenwood Springs strip mall, Hanlon reminded the council, asking the members to take their feelings about the federal agency out of the equation. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026

The only way corporate grows is if a local owner in a strip mall fills a Saturday class with nine-year-olds who want to come back next week. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

That flooded the lobby of the plasma center and caused the other businesses in the strip mall to be evacuated. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 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