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

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Arriving officers found a man in the parking lot of a nearby strip mall. — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 It was supposed to replace slums and blight and create new buildings, but the North End got a strip mall, cinderblock buildings and nothing. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 These days there are fewer stately homes and more strip malls. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 The menu at the new outpost, located in a strip mall off of Minnesota 62, is the same as the one in the North Loop — mostly pizza and wings, but also a pretty killer smashburger. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strip mall

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Sep. 2026.

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