mall

Definitions


[mɔːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large enclosed shopping area from which traffic is excluded

- a sheltered walk or promenade



Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (in mall): probably a shortening of pall-mall. mall derives from The Mall, a tree-bordered walk in St James's Park, London, formerly the site of a pall-mall alley. mall dates from the 1960s




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