mall
noun
[ mal ]
• a large enclosed shopping area from which traffic is excluded.
• a sheltered walk or promenade.
• another term for pall-mall.
Origin:
mid 17th century (in mall (sense 3)): probably a shortening of pall-mall. mall (sense 2) derives from The Mall, a tree-bordered walk in St James's Park, London, formerly the site of a pall-mall alley. mall (sense 1) dates from the 1960s.
