Mall
Enclosed store cluster
A mall is a large enclosed shopping center with many stores under one roof, typically anchored by department stores and surrounded by parking: Let's meet at the mall.
The term comes from a shaded walkway where people strolled—a sense preserved in the grassy National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Strip malls are smaller, open-air retail centers.
Mall can also verb: We malled all afternoon.
Retail establishments or reserves
- retailSales to end users
- shopsRetail establishments
- boutiquesSmall fashionable stores
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
department store · food court · kiosk · storefront · window shopping · bargain · sale · checkout
Enclosed connecting walkway
- promenadeLeisurely public stroll
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- galleriaCovered shopping passage
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
skylight · fountain · atrium · plaza · concourse · entrance · wing · level
Frequented gathering place
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- meeting spotDesignated place to convene
- dateSpecific day or outing
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
loitering · people-watching · friends · crowds · benches · food court · cinema · entertainment
Open-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- mercadoSpanish trading venue
- galleriaCovered shopping passage
- emporiumLarge varied retail store
agora · marketplace · plaza · shopping centre · hypermarket · megamall · power center
Without an occupant
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- boardedEntered a vessel
empty · closing · redevelopment · nostalgia · renovation · conversion · rezoning · blight
stores
Retail establishments or reserves
anchor · department store · food court · kiosk · storefront · window shopping · bargain · sale · checkout · shopping bag
corridor
Enclosed connecting walkway
arcade · skylight · fountain · atrium · plaza · concourse · entrance · wing · level · floor plan
hangout
Frequented gathering place
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- meeting spotDesignated place to convene
- dateSpecific day or outing
gathering · loitering · people-watching · friends · crowds · benches · food court · cinema · entertainment · socializing
bazaar
Open-air merchant district
emporium · agora · marketplace · plaza · shopping centre · hypermarket · megamall · power center
vacant
Without an occupant
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
boarded · empty · closing · redevelopment · nostalgia · renovation · conversion · rezoning · blight · foreclosure
- streetsstreet, road, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement
- Washington DCWhite House, Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Smithsonian
Mallcorner store
Small neighborhood retail outlet
street vendor · market stall · boutique · e-commerce · high street
Malldowntown
Central business district
Main Street · town center · village square · urban core · pedestrian zone
- shopping mallLarge indoor retail center
- strip mallRow of adjacent storefronts
- Mall of AmericaMinnesota's colossal retail complex
- mall copsPrivate retail security personnel
- mall SantaHired holiday stand-in
- rubber malletBouncy-headed striking tool