MALL: значение слова

noun
Etymology: short for obsolete pall-mall mallet used in pall-mall
Date: 1644
an alley used for pall-mall,

2. \The Mall, promenade in London, originally a pall-mall alley] a usually public area often set with shade trees and designed as a promenade or as a pedestrian walk, a usually paved or grassy strip between two roadways,

3. an urban shopping area featuring a variety of shops surrounding a usually open-air concourse reserved for pedestrian traffic, a usually large suburban building or group of buildings containing various shops with associated passageways