arcade

An arcade covering a sidewalk (sense 1).

Meanings

Noun

  • A row of arches.
  • A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
  • An establishment that runs coin-operated games.

Verb

  • To cover (something) as with a series of arches.

Origin

  • French arcade, from Italian arcata ("arch of a bridge"), from Latin arcus ("arc").

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