arcade
Use Arcade in a sentence
noun
1.
Architecture.
a.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
b.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
2.
an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side.
3.
an establishment, public area, etc., containing games of a mechanical and electronic type, as pinball and video games, that can be played by a customer for a fee.
4.
an ornamental carving, as on a piece of furniture, in the form of a row of arches.
verb (used with object)
5.
to provide with an arcade.
00:10
Arcade
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
| to bark; yelp. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To arcade
Collins
World English Dictionary
arcade (ɑːˈkeɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a set of arches and their supporting columns |
| 2. | a covered and sometimes arched passageway, usually with shops on one or both sides |
| 3. | a building, or part of a building, with an arched roof |
| [C18: from French, from Italian arcata, from arco, from Latin arcus bow, arch] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
arcade
1731, from It. arcata "arch of a bridge," from arco "arc," from L. 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
Arcade definition
networkingA UK BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Also has links with Demon Internet.
Telephone: +44 (181) 654 2212 (24hrs, most speeds).
(1994-11-08)
Example sentences
Also,the arcade has a ton of fighting games that allow you to compete with lots of opponents.
The map unexpectedly revealed a pattern that's the spitting image of the video arcade icon.
The roughness of the archaic foundations looked stronger and larger in scale for the refinement and certainty of the arcade.
The major frontispiece, occupying the central bay of the east facade, is two stories in height and leads into the arcade.
Image for arcade
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
