mall
Meaning
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- A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- An enclosed shopping centre.
- (obsolete) An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
- A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.
- A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall.
- (obsolete) The game of polo.
- (obsolete) An old game played with malls or mallets and balls; pall mall.
Synonyms
pedestrian zone
green way
business center
shopping district
shopping arcade
pedestrian mall
bazzar
selling place
shopping plaza
uphand sledge
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɔːl/
Etymology
Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley.
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