arcade
arcade Lexical Profile
arcade Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An indoor entertainment venue containing coin-operated or card-activated video games, pinball machines, and other amusement devices.
"The teenagers spent Saturday afternoon competing on vintage pinball machines at the local arcade."
A covered passageway or promenade, typically featuring an arched roof and lined with small retail shops on one or both sides.
"We took shelter from the sudden downpour inside a historic Victorian shopping arcade."
A succession of arches supported by columns or piers, either freestanding or attached to a building wall, often enclosing a walkway.
"Sunlight filtered through the stone arcade surrounding the monastery courtyard."
• Rhymes for arcade
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 18th century from French arcade, from Italian arcata ('arch of a bridge'), ultimately derived from Latin arcus ('bow, arch').