ar·cade

(är-kād′)

a. A series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars, either freestanding or attached to a wall to form a gallery.

b. A series of arches employed for decorative purposes.

2. A roofed passageway or lane, especially one with shops on one or both sides.

a. A commercial establishment featuring an array of large mechanical or electronic games, such as pinball machines or video games, that charge players money before each game.

b. A section within another establishment, as at a bowling alley or movie theater, that features such games.

tr.v. ar·cad·ed, ar·cad·ing, ar·cades

To provide with or form into an arcade: closed off and arcaded the narrow street.

[French, from Italian arcata, from arco, arch, from Latin arcus.]

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arcade

(ɑːˈkeɪd)

1. (Architecture) a set of arches and their supporting columns

2. (Architecture) a covered and sometimes arched passageway, usually with shops on one or both sides

3. (Architecture) a building, or part of a building, with an arched roof

[C18: from French, from Italian arcata, from arco, from Latin arcus bow, arch]

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ar•cade

(ɑrˈkeɪd)
n.

a. a series of arches supported on piers or columns.

b. an arched, roofed-in gallery.

2. an arched or covered passageway, usu. with shops on each side.

3. an area with coin-operated games.

[1725–35; < French < Italian arcata arch]

ar•cad′ed, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	arcade - a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side amusement arcade - an arcade featuring coin-operated game machines passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings penny arcade - an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment
	2.	arcade - a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns colonnade arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it loggia - a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

arcade

noun

1. gallery, mall, cloister, portico, colonnade, covered walk, peristyle mansions with vaulted roofs and arcades

2. complex, centre, precinct a shopping arcade

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Translations

قَنْطَرَه

arkádapodloubí

arkadebuegang

Arkade

στοά

galerie

árkádfedett üzletközpontüzletközpont

yfirbyggt sund; bogagöng

galleria passaggio

arkada

arkādepasāža

arkade buegang

arkádapodlubie

kapalı çarşıkemeraltıpasaj

拱廊有拱顶的步行街

arcade

[ɑːˈkeɪd]

A. N

1. (= shopping precinct) → galería f comercial; (round public square) → soportales mpl, pórtico m; (in building) → galería f interior; (in church) → claustro m

2. (Brit) (also amusement arcade) → sala f de juegos, salón m de juegos

3. (Archit) (= arch) → bóveda f; (= passage) → arcada f

B. CPD arcade game N → videojuego m

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arcade

[ɑː^rˈkeɪd] n

(= series of arches) → arcade f

(with shops) → passage m, galerie f

(also amusement arcade) → salle f de jeux vidéo arcade gamearcade game n (British) → jeu m vidéo

arcade

n (Archit) → Arkade f; (= shopping arcade) → Passage f

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arcade

[ɑːˈkeɪd] n (passage with shops) → galleria; (series of arches) → portico; (round public square) → porticato, portici mpl

arcade

(aːˈkeid) noun

a covered passage or area usually with shops, stalls etc. a shopping arcade; an amusement arcade.