mall

CEFRA2

/mɔːl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large shopping center with many stores.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An alley where the game of pall mall was played.

Examples

  • Is there a bus that goes to the mall?

  • I've been to the mall.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An enclosed shopping centre.

  2. A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.

  3. A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.

More examples

In context

  • Where's the nearest shopping mall?

  • America′s first pedestrianized shopping mall opened in 1959 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Like most later pedestrian malls, it was intended to revive what everybody thought was a decaying downtown.

  • The preliminary plans provide for one million square feet of selling space in three main buildings and a double row of shops along a central shopping mall.

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Origin

noun

Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley.