ARCADE Definition & Meaning

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arcade

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noun

Architecture.
1. a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
2. an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side.
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.

verb (used with object)

arcaded, arcading.

to provide with an arcade.

arcade

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noun

a set of arches and their supporting columns
a covered and sometimes arched passageway, usually with shops on one or both sides
a building, or part of a building, with an arched roof

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of arcade¹

First recorded in 1725–35; from French, from Italian arcata “arch,” equivalent to arc(o) “arch” + -ata; arc -ate ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of arcade¹

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

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Conservationists pushed to preserve Point Reyes, worried it would be recast as yet another coastal resort, with hotels and arcades marching along the shoreline.

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She was go-karting, dancing and going to arcades - activities that previously made her feel self-conscious.

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It’s sort of for my generation — the older millennials — who actually did go to arcades in the malls.

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Lincoln, who has been in limbo since his wife dumped him, is trying to hang on to his new job as a Lincoln impersonator at the arcade.

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Now proprietors are going after adults with concepts like Holey Moley and Punch Bowl Social, which combines eating and drinking with nostalgic amusements such as billiards, bowling, darts and arcade games.

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