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

Nestled in a strip mall by a nail salon and a Whole Foods, this specific Club Pilates studio eschewed the spa vibes in favor of a traditional fitness room. —Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025

The bookstore idea came from a random day at her local coffee shop and an empty stall in the strip mall. —Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025

Officers arrived and found a crowd of people gathered around Bre'nee Veasley, 19, in the strip mall's parking lot. —Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025

While Primark’s traditional stores thrive in city centres and large shopping centers, the home store model could work well in out-of-town, suburban or strip mall locations, where shoppers are accustomed to visiting for big-ticket home and lifestyle purchases. —Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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