arcade

ar·cade

 (är-kād′)

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. 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.

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

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arcade

(ɑːˈkeɪd)

n

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.

1.

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.

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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

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

galleriapassaggio

arkada

arkādepasāža

arkadebuegang

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

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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

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arcade

(aːˈkeid) noun

a covered passage or area usually with shops, stalls etc. a shopping arcade; an amusement arcade. arkade قَنْطَرَه свод arcada podloubí, arkáda die Arkade arkade; buegang στοάarcada; galería kaarkäik پاساژ؛ بازارچه kaarikäytävä galerie מַעֲבָר מְקוּמַר तोरणपथ arkada árkád; (fedett) üzletközpont lorong beratap yfirbyggt sund; bogagöng galleria アーケード 아케이드 arkada arkāde; pasāža arked galerijarkade, buegangarkada, pasaż سرپوښلی لار arcada galerie пассаж podlubie, arkáda pasaža (s trgovinami) (nadsvođen) pasaž valvgång, arkad ทางเดินที่มีร้านขายของสองฝั่ง kemeraltı, kapalı çarşı, pasaj 拱廊，拱廊式商店街 пасаж з крамницями مسقف راستہ ، محرابی قطار đường có mái vòm 有拱顶的步行街，拱廊

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