Arcade
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɑɹˈkeɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Arcade is a noun meaning (architecture) A row of arches.
Meaning
(architecture) A row of arches.
More Meanings
- (architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
- Clipping of amusement arcade.
- (transitive) To cover (something) as with a series of arches.
Example Sentences
The walk down to the Underground station is equally easy, as you pass through the restored undercroft along an arcade of two-way spanning 'quadripartite' arches.
[…] its trottoirs brick-paved and shaded by trees of almost tropical foliage—conspicuous among them the odoriferous magnolia, and the melia azedarach, or “Pride of China”—these in places completely arcading the streets—the town of Nachitoches offered the aspect of a rus in urbe, or urbs in rure, whichever way you may wish it.
Word Forms
- arcades
- arcading
- arcaded
Synonyms for arcade
Depending on context, synonyms include colonnade.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include colonnade, arch, ark, playroom, room, mall.
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