plural arcades
1
: a long arched building or gallery
2
a
: an arched covered passageway or avenue (as between shops)
b
chiefly British
: a building that includes many shops
A job fair … today will introduce locals to the details of the 250 jobs that a new shopping arcade will bring when its doors open this autumn.—
The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The Journal (Newcastle, England)3
: a series of arches with their columns or piers
4
: an amusement center having coin-operated games
Examples of arcade in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But Scheels also serves food, has an aquarium and offers a small arcade.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
Simpson’s bar and arcade, which was founded in 2017, just finished its best year on record.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Other malls added outdoor arcades in the 1960s and early-’70s.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
There was a dark, alluring pinball arcade; a giant, slightly scary parking garage; a movie theatre; a food court anchored by an Orange Julius.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2024
Families can enjoy an affordable arcade experience.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
In Eugene, the owners of a sports bar and arcade turned the business' porch into a warming shelter in response to the ice storm covering the Willamette Valley.
—USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
The restaurant, which features a family-friendly 1,500-square-foot game and arcade room, specializes in serving Kansas City-style barbecue.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Featuring five department stores, over 175 retailers, an indoor ice rink, and an arcade, the Metrocenter was Arizona's inaugural two-story mall, located west of the I-17 between Peoria Avenue and Dunlap Avenue.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
Simpson’s bar and arcade, which was founded in 2017, just finished its best year on record.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Other malls added outdoor arcades in the 1960s and early-’70s.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
There was a dark, alluring pinball arcade; a giant, slightly scary parking garage; a movie theatre; a food court anchored by an Orange Julius.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2024
Families can enjoy an affordable arcade experience.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
In Eugene, the owners of a sports bar and arcade turned the business' porch into a warming shelter in response to the ice storm covering the Willamette Valley.
—USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
The restaurant, which features a family-friendly 1,500-square-foot game and arcade room, specializes in serving Kansas City-style barbecue.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
Featuring five department stores, over 175 retailers, an indoor ice rink, and an arcade, the Metrocenter was Arizona's inaugural two-story mall, located west of the I-17 between Peoria Avenue and Dunlap Avenue.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
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arcade
noun
ar·cade
är-ˈkād 
1
: a row of arches with the columns that support them
2
: an arched or covered passageway (as between shops)
3
: a place with many games to be played by putting coins in them
Medical Definition
arcade
noun
ar·cade
är-ˈkād
1
: an anatomical structure comprising a series of arches
2
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