strip mall

noun

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

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Independence hospital homicide While officers began an investigation at the hospital, Lawson was located at a nearby strip mall, police said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 As petrified parents filed into the warehouse-like church nestled in a strip mall and took seats on folding chairs, Michelle noticed a woman near the front, sitting alone. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Porto’s has grown from a Silver Lake strip mall in 1976 to multiple locations, while its owners say future expansion will remain rooted in Southern California. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 In Eatontown, Daunt got out of the car in a strip mall, to contemplate a mild calamity. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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