Strip Mall (Noun)
Meaning
A mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The new strip mall going up downtown will have a mix of boutiques and national chain stores.
- To save time on Saturday errands, she tries to hit all her favorite shops at the strip mall on Main Street at once.
- Highway 12 is lined with a succession of old strip malls that seem to hold every imaginable type of store.
- The movie theater at the strip mall was the place where teenagers in town spent most Friday nights in the 1980s.
- Parents with young children can take advantage of the amenities at this strip mall, including an indoor play area and three kid-friendly restaurants.