arcade
arcade
Definition
ar·cade (är kād′)
noun
- a passage having an arched roof
- any covered passageway, esp. one with shops along the sides
- penny arcade
- a place somewhat like a penny arcade, containing coin-operated video games
- Archit.
- a line of arches and their supporting columns
- an arched building
Etymology: Fr < Prov arcada < ML arcata < L arcus, arch: see arc
transitive verb -·cad′ed, -·cad′·ing
to make into or provide with an arcade
arcade
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- nave: Inside, however, the arcades of the nave are surprisingly different in character tho of similar date.
- bay: Then an arcade of seven bays, the last two in the chancel.
Adjective modifier
- Edwardian: In the same year she created Duel in a Teacup for Dance Umbrella in Newcastle for the Edwardian shopping arcade.
- perpendicular: South wall: four-bay Perpendicular arcade with thick octagonal pillars and capitals, on bases of similar size.
- covered: The Rows are simply long, covered arcades formed by running a highway through the first stories of a street of old buildings.
- south: The Norman arches of the south arcade are 12th century, the north arcade perhaps a century younger.
- north: The Norman arches of the south arcade are 12th century, the north arcade perhaps a century younger.
- Victorian: The ancient font offsets what appear to be Victorian arcades.
Modifies a noun
- emulator: Multiple arcade Machine Emulator a program that plays.. .
- screenshots: Alien Syndrome arcade screenshots Aliens ( YS48, 40 ) As part of the The Story So Far Volume IV compilation.
- racer: Arctic Thunder is a frantic arcade racer that is in no way attempting to be a serious game.
- mode: No blocking mode: Obtain first place in arcade mode to unlock no blocking mode.
- adventure: It is an arcade adventure where you have to search for objects in a maze.
- game: You must have seen them, the arcade games where you step around a pad in time to music?
Noun used with modifier
- amusement: All amusement arcades need a license to enable the public to play on fruit machines where a cash prize can be won.
- wall:-: South wall:- arcade with six piers having four attached shafts each with highly decorated capitals; molded bases.
- four-bay: South wall: four-bay arcade ( see below ).
- nave: In keeping with Gilbert Scott's Norman style the nave arcade has four bays with rounded arches resting on solid squat pillars.
- five-bay: The north aisle is separated by an elegant five-bay arcade with Doric columns: Pevsner calls them " urbane " .
- three-bay: South wall: three-bay arcade with large two-centred arches springing from octagonal pillars and hollow-moulded capitals.
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