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 Inside the Escondido clinic, located in a strip mall steps away from a Planned Parenthood, a crucified Jesus hangs on one wall and a lace rendering of the Last Supper hangs on another. Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 The Locke Media headquarters sits in a squat strip mall a ten-minute drive from the Global Vision church. Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024 At least nine people were hurt in a series of stabbings outside a strip mall on the northwest side of Indianapolis early Monday morning, police said. Stephen Smith, CBS News, 17 June 2024 In the small office Poder in Action rented in a strip mall in the heart of Phoenix's predominantly Latino Maryvale neighborhood, members hung a large map of the city. Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for strip mall 

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Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strip mall was in 1977

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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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