arcade

/ɑɹˈkeɪd/

UK: /ɑːˈkeɪd/

arcade

English Noun Top 12,845
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Definition

A row of arches.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“arc”).

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."
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