arcade

[ahr-keyd] /ɑrˈkeɪd/
noun
1.
Architecture.
  1. a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
  2. an arched, roofed-in gallery.
    Compare colonnade.
2.
an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side.
3.
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.
4.
an ornamental carving, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of a row of arches.
verb (used with object), arcaded, arcading.
5.
to provide with an arcade.
Origin
1725-35; < French < Italian arcata arch, equivalent to arc(o) arch (see arc) + -ata -ate1
Examples from the web for arcade
  • The roughness of the archaic foundations looked stronger and larger in scale for the refinement and certainty of the arcade.
  • Under the tiled arcade housing a bread oven as big as a garden shed, musicians unpack their instruments and tune up.
  • Haptic interfaces were first available to the public in the arcade.
  • The map unexpectedly revealed a pattern that's the spitting image of the video arcade icon.
  • There is a spa, several restaurants, and an arcade of shops and boutiques in the pedestrian-only village.
  • One of the first arcade games to suggest how immersive the medium could be.
  • Also,the arcade has a ton of fighting games that allow you to compete with lots of opponents.
  • Read video game reviews and gaming news, find online arcade games, and buy video games.
  • The major frontispiece, occupying the central bay of the east facade, is two stories in height and leads into the arcade.
British Dictionary definitions for arcade

arcade

/ɑːˈkeɪd/
noun
1.
a set of arches and their supporting columns
2.
a covered and sometimes arched passageway, usually with shops on one or both sides
3.
a building, or part of a building, with an arched roof
Word Origin
C18: from French, from Italian arcata, from arco, from Latin arcus bow, arch
Word Origin and History for arcade
n.

1731 (as arcado, from 1640s), from Italian arcata "arch of a bridge," from arco "arc," from Latin arcus (see arc). Applied to passages formed by a succession of arches, avenues of trees, and ultimately to any covered avenue, especially one lined with shops (1731) or amusements; hence arcade game (1977).

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