strip mall

noun

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Definition of strip mall

: a long usually one-story building or group of buildings housing several adjacent retail stores or service establishments

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Recent Examples of strip mall from the Web

What began as a shed fire Wednesday, spread to a Phoenix strip mall, eventually threatening nearby residents and their homes, officials said.

— kimberly rapanut, azcentral, "Firefighters battle flames that destroy Phoenix strip mall," 6 June 2018
Soon, Masterpiece Cakeshop, tucked in a quiet strip mall in a Denver suburb, became the center of a bitter culture war and a case that reached the Supreme Court.

— julie turkewitz, New York Times, "Colorado, Once Called the ‘Hate State,’ Grapples With Cake Baker Decision," 5 June 2018
The laconic 62-year-old has quietly run his Masterpiece Cakeshop from a strip mall in suburban Denver for a quarter of a century.

— Fox News, "Baker In spotlight after court win in gay wedding cake case," 4 June 2018
Just around the corner from the barbershop is a rock and plaque commemorating the first kiss between the former president and former first lady Michelle Obama — shared over Baskin-Robbins ice cream at a strip mall in the summer of 1989.

— morgan greene, chicagotribune.com, "As city waits for ex-president's library, luster of Obama tourist sites fades," 16 May 2018
From a family-run operation out of a gas station in Vista to an upscale shopping center in La Jolla, a strip mall in Lemon Grove and a hipster hay bale hangout in North Park, San Diego is going whole hog for barbecue.

— michele parente, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego's best BBQ: Here's where to make a pit stop," 13 May 2018
According to police, surveillance cameras captured video of a silver 2012 GMC Yukon pulling into the parking lot of a strip mall in the 1300 block of Gentilly Boulevard around 4:45 p.m.

— marie simoneaux, NOLA.com, "Fatal Easter shootout sparked by fight between victim and his girlfriend's family: warrant," 17 Apr. 2018
The men accused of gunning down two brothers outside a Fruitridge Road strip mall in May will not face the death penalty in the slayings, a Sacramento prosecutor said Thursday.

— darrell smith, sacbee, "‘It’s not fair.’ Family of slain brothers disappointed suspects won’t face death penalty," 25 Jan. 2018
Goodman shot the 22-year-old in a strip mall parking lot in February 2017.

— Fox News, "Review finds officer followed procedure in fatal shooting," 23 May 2018

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