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arcade
[ahr-keyd]
noun
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery.
an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side.
an establishment, public area, etc., containing games of a mechanical and electronic type, as pinball and video games, that can be played by a customer for a fee.
an ornamental carving, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of a row of arches.
verb (used with object)
to provide with an arcade.
arcade
/ ɑːˈɪ /
noun
a set of arches and their supporting columns
a covered and sometimes arched passageway, usually with shops on one or both sides
a building, or part of a building, with an arched roof
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of arcade1
Example Sentences
"Getting to go on the little arcade rides and seeing his little face would be lovely."
Last year, at least 27 people died in a massive fire at a games arcade in the western state of Gujarat.
Conservationists pushed to preserve Point Reyes, worried it would be recast as yet another coastal resort, with hotels and arcades marching along the shoreline.
She was go-karting, dancing and going to arcades - activities that previously made her feel self-conscious.
It’s sort of for my generation — the older millennials — who actually did go to arcades in the malls.
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