Phrase guide

strip mall

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A shopping center consisting of a row of stores with separate entrances from the outdoors, typically along a road and/or with a parking lot in front.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Examples

  • April 19 2002, Scott Tobias, AV Club Fightvillehttp://www.avclub.com/articles/fightville,72589/ Fightville resembles a real-life Foot Fist Way, in that much of the action takes place within the cinder-block walls of a strip-mall gym, this one located next to a Piggly Wiggly in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet

History

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