From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisharcadear‧cade /ɑːˈkeɪd $ ɑːr-/ noun [countable] 1 AATBBa covered passage at the side of a row of buildings with pillars and arches supporting it on one side2 ROAD/PATHSHOP/STOREa covered passage between two streets with shops on each side of it3 British English (also shopping arcade)BBTSHOP/STORE a large building or part of a building where there are many shops4 DLan amusement arcade arcade games
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arcade• For all the hype, this is really just a glorified amusement arcade with a few virtual-reality rides thrown in.• From here, you couldn't hear the amusement arcades or the bingo callers.• At arcade level, lie the tombs of past Bohemian kings.• Inside appears the three-storeyed division of ground floor arcade, triforium and clerestory.• There is a tall nave arcade and no clerestory.• The cathedral has the traditional triforium arcade with two round arches under one larger one per bay and clerestory windows above.Origin arcade (1700-1800) French Italian arcata, from arca “arch” 