arcading

noun

1. a passage having an arched roof
2. any covered passageway, esp. one with shops along the sides
3. 1. penny arcade
   2. a place somewhat like a penny arcade, containing coin-operated video games
4. Archit.
   1. a line of arches and their supporting columns
   2. an arched building

Origin: Fr < Prov arcada < ML arcata < L arcus, arch: see arc

transitive verb arcaded, arcading