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

With the Big Shoulders Fund set up on the left of the strip mall at 61st Avenue’s parking lot and the United Way on the right, the more than 300 volunteers fanned out into the neighborhoods hit by the EF2 tornado June 11. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Biohacking has slipped out of Silicon Valley group chats and into strip malls, concierge offices and wellness chains with hundreds of locations. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

The employee fatally shot the 29-year-old woman inside a business in the strip mall in the 22400 block of Shore Center Drive on Tuesday night, CBS affiliate WOIO reported. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Beeline to Park's BBQ, a no-frills restaurant in a strip mall, for top-notch Korean barbecue that draws locals and celebrities alike. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 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