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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.
[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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| Noun | 1. |  arcade - a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either sideamusement 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 columnsarch - (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
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Translations
قَنْطَرَه
arkádapodloubí
arkadebuegang
árkádfedett üzletközpontüzletközpont
yfirbyggt sund; bogagöng
arkada
arkādepasāža
arkádapodlubie
kapalı çarşıkemeraltıpasaj
arcade
[ɑːˈkeɪd]A. N
B. CPD arcade game N → videojuego m
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arcade
[ɑːˈkeɪd] n (passage with shops) → galleria; (series of arches) → portico; (round public square) → porticato, portici mplCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
arcade
(aːˈkeid) noun a covered passage or area usually with shops, stalls etc. a shopping arcade; an amusement arcade.
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