MALL


Meaning of MALL in English

n. 1 a sheltered walk or promenade. 2 an enclosed shopping precinct. 3 hist. a = PALL-MALL. b an alley used for this.

[ var. of MAUL: applied to The Mall in London (orig. a pall-mall alley) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.