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• arcade — [är kād′] n. [Fr < Prov arcada < ML arcata < L arcus, arch: see ARC] 1. a passage having an arched roof 2. any covered passageway, esp. one with shops along the sides 3. a) PENNY ARCADE b) a place somewhat like a penn …   English World dictionary

• arcade — ► NOUN 1) a covered passage with arches along one or both sides. 2) chiefly Brit. a covered walk with shops along one or both sides. 3) Architecture a series of arches supporting a wall. DERIVATIVES arcading noun. ORIGIN French, from Latin arcus… …   English terms dictionary

• Arcade — Ar*cade , n. [F. arcade, Sp. arcada, LL. arcata, fr. L. arcus bow, arch.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• arcade — UK US /ɑːˈkeɪd/ noun [C] COMMERCE ► a covered area or passage containing stores: » shopping arcade …   Financial and business terms

• arcade — (n.) 1731 (as arcado, from 1640s), from It. arcata arch of a bridge, from arco arc, from L. arcus (see ARC (Cf. arc)). Applied to passages formed by a succession of arches, avenues of trees, and ultimately to any covered avenue, especially one… …   Etymology dictionary

• arcade — [n] covered way cloister, colonnade, gallery, loggia, mall, passageway, piazza, portico, stoa, walkway; concept 501 …   New thesaurus

• arcade — /ahr kayd /, n., v., arcaded, arcading. n. 1. Archit. a. a series of arches supported on piers or columns. b. an arched, roofed in gallery. Cf. colonnade. 2. an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each side. 3. an establishment,… …   Universalium

• Arcade cabinet — An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or coin op, is the housing within which an arcade game s hardware resides. Most cabinets designed since the mid 1980s conform to the JAMMA wiring standard. Some include additional connectors for… …   Wikipedia

• Arcade (architecture) — An arcade is a passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or vaults supported by columns. In a gothic cathedral the arcade is the lowest part of the wall of the nave, supporting the triforium and the clerestory. Notable arcades*… …   Wikipedia

• arcade — ar|cade [a:ˈkeıd US a:r ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Italian arcata, from arca arch ] 1.) a covered passage at the side of a row of buildings with ↑pillars and ↑arches supporting it on one side 2.) a covered passage between two streets …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• arcade */ — UK [ɑː(r)ˈkeɪd] / US [ɑrˈkeɪd] noun [countable] Word forms arcade : singular arcade plural arcades 1) an amusement arcade 2) a covered area with shops on both sides 3) a covered passage at the side of a building …   English dictionary