arcade

ar·cade  (är-kd)

n.

1.

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.

3. A commercial establishment featuring rows of coin-operated 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.

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

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arcade

Noun

1. a covered passageway lined with shops

2. a set of arches and their supporting columns [Latin arcus bow, arch]

Thesaurus

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"

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arcade

noun gallery, mall, cloister, portico, colonnade, covered walk, peristyle

Translations

arcade [ɑːˈkeɪd] n (ARCH) → arcada;

(round a square) → soportales mpl (= shopping arcade); galería comercial

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arcade [ɑːˈkeɪd] n → arcade f (= passage with shops); passage m, galerie f [with games]; salle f de jeu

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arcade [ɑːˈkeɪd] n → Arkade f;

(shopping mall) → Passage f

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arcade [ɑːˈkeɪd] n → portico (= passage with shops); galleria