shopping mall

noun

1. mall ( def 1 ).
2. a shopping center.

shopping mall

noun

1. a large enclosed shopping centre

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopping mall¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Last month, we travelled to a shopping mall in Shanghai where a man had randomly stabbed strangers to death.

From BBC

One vlogger, who shot to notoriety this year after he posted a video accusing a shopping mall of putting up decorations that resembled the Japanese flag, was similarly shut down.

From BBC

The event marked a defining moment for the newly opened theater: While the COVID-19 pandemic, economic headwinds and changes in the theatrical film model have led to the closure of several popular L.A.-area cinemas, such as Hollywood’s Arclight Cinerama Dome, Westwood’s Regency Village and Fox Bruin theaters and Landmark’s Westside Pavillion location, Esparza is moving in the opposite direction, taking a multimillion-dollar gamble with the opening of Milagro at the Norwalk Town Square shopping mall.

From Los Angeles Times

I sat in my car, in an El Segundo shopping mall parking lot, looking up at a new storefront touted as a one-stop shop for feeling physically fit, emotionally grounded and socially connected.

From Los Angeles Times

Among storefronts and bustling customers at the Grove shopping mall in Los Angeles, a sleek black-and-white aircraft sat motionless on a podium.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• arcade
• bazaar
• flea market
• mall
• plaza