strip mall
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of strip mall
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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Layton strives to capture L.A. and he gets parts of it right: the side streets and strip malls and streaky headlights at night.
From Los Angeles Times
As we drive farther from the highway, a strip mall comes into view, and a faded red-and-white sign greets us with block letters.
From Literature
Even smaller strip malls would qualify for conversion to housing.
From Los Angeles Times
Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland, as residents ranging from students to delivery workers and federal contractors wait to sign up for food assistance.
From Barron's
We pass gas stations and diners and strip malls.
From Literature
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