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
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The shooting spilled out into the arcade and its parking lot as Nevaeha Crowley-Sanders allegedly fired eight shots at the 22-year-old victim, hitting her in the heel, leg and upper rib cage, according to Douglas County sheriff’s officials.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2025
Head-to-head fighting games were born in the heyday of American arcade culture in the ‘90s and there were competitions even then — usually meetups at the local bowling alley or arcade or basement.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
If the Aurora City Council approves at its meeting on Tuesday items related to Rec Haus, then the arcade bar would look to open June 1, according to Gilly.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Check them all out below, including a top-of-the-line Logitech racing wheel that puts players right inside their favorite driving games, a display-worthy Lego Pac-Man arcade cabinet, and a new Atari console that plays the company’s vintage cartridges through an HDMI input.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2025
Head-to-head fighting games were born in the heyday of American arcade culture in the ‘90s and there were competitions even then — usually meetups at the local bowling alley or arcade or basement.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
If the Aurora City Council approves at its meeting on Tuesday items related to Rec Haus, then the arcade bar would look to open June 1, according to Gilly.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Check them all out below, including a top-of-the-line Logitech racing wheel that puts players right inside their favorite driving games, a display-worthy Lego Pac-Man arcade cabinet, and a new Atari console that plays the company’s vintage cartridges through an HDMI input.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Arcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcade. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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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 or tokens in them
Medical Definition
arcade
noun
ar·cade
är-ˈkād
1
: an anatomical structure comprising a series of arches
2
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