arcade
pronunciation
How to pronounce arcade in British English:
UK [ɑ:ˈkeɪd]
How to pronounce arcade in American English:
US [ɑrˈkeɪd]
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- Noun:
- a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls
- a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
Word Origin
- arcade (n.)
- 1731 (as arcado, from 1640s), from Italian arcata "arch of a bridge," from arco "arc," from Latin arcus (see arc). Applied to passages formed by a succession of arches, avenues of trees, and ultimately to any covered avenue, especially one lined with shops (1731) or amusements; hence arcade game (1977).
Example
- 1. Inside was a great court with an arcade running all round .
- 2. I hunt around the arcade , eyes peeled for a dirty needle .
- 3. For " the sophisticated shoppers out there " , lee suggests a visit to the hilton hotel shopping arcade .
- 4. As they navigated with their keyboards through mazes of underground tunnels , their screens looked no different than typical arcade screens - except when their equations popped up .
- 5. No matter how much you think you know about the varied and nuanced spectrum of human sexuality , you realize you don 't know squat until you work in a porn store with a vibrant and active arcade .