arcade
noun /ɑːˈkeɪd/
/ɑːrˈkeɪd/
- a covered passage with arches along the side of a row of buildings (usually a row of shops)Topics Buildingsc2
- a covered passage between streets, with shops on either side
enlarge image - (also shopping arcade)(both British English) a large building with a number of shops in itTopics Buildingsc2
- (British English also amusement arcade)a place where you can play games on machines which you use coins to operate
- arcade games
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal arcada or Italian arcata, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.