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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Three Yemeni coffee shops to visit Aldar Cafe Nestled in a strip mall, this family-run café serves an extensive menu of Yemeni coffee in glass pots and cups until 10 p.m. on Saturdays. Hira Qureshi, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025 Poke Bowl, a counter-service concept in a strip mall at 2970 N. Eagle Road, will say goodbye to customers in March. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2025 Variance requests for building height and floor area ratio were denied in January by the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals after some members likened the proposal to a strip mall, thrusting the issue before the city council. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2025 Vito’s sits in a strip mall in Towson, Maryland, the hometown of Mangione, who’d been arrested weeks earlier in connection with the early-morning murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City street. Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for strip mall

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Apr. 2025.

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