strip mall
noun
a retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.
Nearby words
strip club, strip cropping, strip farm, strip joint, strip lighting, strip mall, strip map, strip mill, strip mine, strip out, strip planting
Origin of strip mall
First recorded in 1990–95
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Examples from the Web for strip mall
He went back for him the following day, stabbing him in a strip-mall parking lot.
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