arcade
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4.2
- noun
- /ɑrˈkeɪd/
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- The shopping center features a beautiful arcade with shops lining both sides.
- covered arcade
- plazas and arcades
- through-block arcade
Examples
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I love arcades and bowling, mini golf.
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But I am never taking our kids to that damn arcade again.
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Me and Mom are going to the arcade today.
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So a good day would be an arcade or bowling.
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Well, my friend sweet Jay took me to that video arcade in town, right?
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There were two courses of eighteen holes, and a video arcade and snack bar inside.
Fiction book (1992) -
Video arcade wizards are fixtures at most convenience stores.
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Wow, the arcade's kind of under stocked.
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A video arcade.
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Lights and sounds are pouring out of the arcade machine in almost unbearable intensities.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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4.0
A curved opening people walk through, often made of stone or brick
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5.2
A large covered space with shops and restaurants and often a glass roof
Compounds
A fast game that needs quick reflexes, with short levels, simple controls and rising difficulty
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Etymology
The word arcade comes from the old Latin root arcus, which means 'bow' or 'arch', and is the same idea behind the English word arch. So an arcade is a row of bow-shaped arches that make a covered passage, often with shops inside.