mall
noun
\ ˈmȯl
, especially British and for sense 1 ˈmal\
, especially British and for sense 1 ˈmal\
Definition of mall
1
: an alley used for pall-mall
2 [ The Mall, promenade in London, originally a pall-mall alley ]
a
: a usually public area often set with shade trees and designed as a promenade or as a pedestrian walk
b
: a usually paved or grassy strip between two roadways
3a
: an urban shopping area featuring a variety of shops surrounding a usually open-air concourse reserved for pedestrian traffic
b
: a usually large suburban building or group of buildings containing various shops with associated passageways
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Examples of mall in a Sentence
They spent the afternoon shopping at the mall.
the pedestrian traffic through the grassy mall is heaviest during the summer lunch hours
Recent Examples on the Web
Stealing the idea from the Scranton Business Park, Beachwood Place mall is having a pretzel day of its own September 28 with Leslie David Baker, the actor who played Stanley, as its special guest. — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, "Stanley from ‘The Office’ to celebrate pretzel day at Beachwood Place mall," 29 Aug. 2019 Instagram has become the mall is right at our fingertips—or a mail-order catalog—tailored directly to your interests. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "Why go to the mall when you can look at Instagram?," 25 Aug. 2019 The downtown mall is a great spot to shop and eat off campus, and it’s worth straying even farther and spending time in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains, too. — Joan Niesen, SI.com, "College Football's Greatest College Towns," 12 Aug. 2019 The drill began at 6 p.m. Sunday after the mall was closed. — Jay O'brien, sun-sentinel.com, "Active shooter drill in Wellington mall causes panic on the heels of El Paso and Dayton attacks," 5 Aug. 2019 The mall is coming down to make way for new restaurants, shops and a hotel. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, "How J.C. Penney will stay open while Plano's Collin Creek Mall is torn down," 5 Aug. 2019 The mall complex is near Interstate 10 and on El Paso’s east side. — Washington Post, "The Latest: Texas officials say 20 dead, 26 hurt in shooting," 4 Aug. 2019 The mall complex is near Interstate 10 and on El Paso's east side. — Bloomberg.com, "Groups March for Tougher Gun Laws After Texas Mass Shooting," 3 Aug. 2019 The mall complex is near Interstate 10 and on El Paso's east side. — Houston Chronicle, "Police warn of an active shooter at an El Paso, Texas, mall," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for mall
mall
noun
English Language Learners Definition of mall
: a large building or group of buildings containing stores of many different kinds and sizes
: a public area where people walk
See the full definition for mall in the English Language Learners Dictionary
mall
noun
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Kids Definition of mall
1
: a large building or group of buildings containing a variety of shops
2
: a public area for pedestrians
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