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- Dictionaryarcade/ɑːˈkeɪd/
noun
- 1. a covered passage with arches along one or both sides. Similar
- 2. short for amusement arcade
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an area where there are many electronic or other coin-operated games for the public: video-game arcades. a carnival arcade.
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.
The meaning of ARCADE is a long arched building or gallery. How to use arcade in a sentence.
an area where there are many electronic or other coin-operated games for the public: video-game arcades. a carnival arcade.
An arcade is a structure made by enclosing a series of arches and columns. The word's roots go back to the Latin word "arcus," which means arc or bow. An arched, covered passageway with shops or stalls on the sides is also called an arcade and was a precursor to the shopping mall.
1. countable noun. An arcade is a covered passage where there are shops or market stalls. ...a shopping arcade. Synonyms: complex, centre, precinct More Synonyms of arcade. 2. countable noun. An arcade is the same as an amusement arcade. ...13 year-olds spending their pocket money on fruit machines in arcades. More Synonyms of arcade.
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.
