arcade game

noun

: a usually coin-operated game designed for play at an amusement arcade

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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games. Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 Your hotel room will put you just steps away from the casino, five restaurants, and an entertainment area with bowling, billiards, and arcade games. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024 Duff also included photos of her kids seeing Moana 2, playing arcade games, enjoying dinner together and playing dress up. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 At the time, Atari was selling its arcade games for US $1,500 to $2,000 each, but the real money was in the $50,000 in coins that a game would take in over its lifetime. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arcade game 

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First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arcade game was in 1960

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“Arcade game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcade%20game. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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