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 entire second floor rotunda, including the arcade, bowling alley and Backlot Pizza + Kitchen bar and restaurant are also closed.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The brewery’s name was taken from an arcade Parker went to growing up.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Other things like bowling alleys and arcades are being included in movie theaters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Investments range from costlier new building of entertainment centers that combine multi-screen theaters with activities from axe throwing to bowling to arcades; reopening and revamping closed cinemas; new digital projectors, movie screens, sound systems and seats in auditoriums.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The brewery’s name was taken from an arcade Parker went to growing up.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Other things like bowling alleys and arcades are being included in movie theaters.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Investments range from costlier new building of entertainment centers that combine multi-screen theaters with activities from axe throwing to bowling to arcades; reopening and revamping closed cinemas; new digital projectors, movie screens, sound systems and seats in auditoriums.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Arcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcade. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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