noun
arcade
ah-KAYD
noun
1
A covered passage or row of shops, often lined with arches, or a venue with coin-operated games.
"We spent our Saturday afternoon in the video game arcade."
"The Victorian shopping arcade had a glass roof running its whole length."
How to Use Arcade
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA covered walkway of shops, or a place full of coin-operated games.
Common pairings
video arcade
shopping arcade
arcade game
Word Forms
arcaded past tense, arcades singular
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Etymology
From French arcade, from Italian arcata, "the arch of a bridge", ultimately from Latin arcus, "an arc" — not related to "Arcadia".