arcade

CEFRC1

/ɑɹˈkeɪd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A covered passage with shops or a place with video games.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.

Examples

  • The shopping arcade was covered with lots of paper decorations.

  • Sami walked into the arcade.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Clipping of amusement arcade.

  2. A row of arches.

verb

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • 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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Origin

noun

Italian arcatabor. French arcadeubor. English arcade Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“the arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“an arc”). Not etymlogically related to Arcadia.