From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmallmall /mɔːl, mæl $ mɒːl/ ●●●S3W3 noun [countable] especially American EnglishSHOP/STOREa large area where there are a lot of shops, usually a covered area where cars are not allowedSYN shopping centre
Let’s meet at the mall and go see a movie.
a huge new shopping mall →strip mallExamples from the Corpusmall• They look upward to the canopy three storiesabove that arches over the length of the four-block mall.• Designers have been at pains to ensure the Cornmill is not just a covered shopping mall.• She hears immigrantloverscry in crowded shopping malls.• a huge new shopping mall• It has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs, beauty salons, gymnasia, newskiosks, coffee shops.• Their goal is to become the one-stop shopping mall of cyberspace.• I don't work shopping malls.• As we stroll through the mall we can see signs of the opposite problem.shopping mall• The typicalretailpushcart is set up in the open areas of a shopping mall or strip mall.• She hears immigrant lovers cry in crowded shopping malls.• The huge shopping mallnear my home is a place I rarely visit any more.• It has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs, beauty salons, gymnasia, news kiosks, coffee shops.• Their goal is to become the one-stop shopping mall of cyberspace.• Or like those journalists who only know the shopping malls of power.• Even now, he had never returned to the shopping mall.• I don't work shopping malls.Mall, TheThe MallMall, The1a straightroad in centralLondon that connectsBuckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. Whenever there is a royalwedding, funeral, or similaroccasion, the royal familytravels slowly along it, and many people come to watch. → comparePall Mall2a park in Washington, D.C., which is surrounded by the Washington Monument and severalfamousmuseums, including the Smithsonian Institution. It is used for picnics, games, and concerts.From Longman Business DictionaryLBED_20_amallmall /mɔːl, mælmɒːl/ noun [countable] especially American English (also shopping mall)COMMERCE a large area where there are lots of shops, usually a covered area where cars cannot go →outlet mall →strip mallOriginmall(1700-1800)mall“long path used for playing a game called "pall-mall"”((17-19 centuries))
