mall
pronunciation
How to pronounce mall in British English:
UK [mɔːl]
How to pronounce mall in American English:
US [mɔːl]
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- Noun:
- a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
Word Origin
- mall
- mall: see mallet
- mall (n.)
- 1737, "shaded walk serving as a promenade," generalized from The Mall, name of a broad, tree-lined promenade in St. James's Park, London (so called from 1670s, earlier Maill, 1640s), which was so called because it formerly was an open alley that was used to play pall-mall, a croquet-like game involving hitting a ball with a mallet through a ring, from French pallemaille, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla "ball" (see balloon) + maglio "mallet" (see mallet). Modern sense of "enclosed shopping gallery" is from 1962 (from 1951 in reference to city streets set aside for pedestrians only). Mall rat is from 1985.
Example
- 1. Only problem is , the mall is virtually deserted .
- 2. Police detained the mall 's general manager for questioning , xinhua said .
- 3. Is the mall a temptation to spend money ?
- 4. Another facility is being transformed into a mall .
- 5. American investors of palestinian origin are set to open gaza 's first mall .