arcade
ar·cade [arcade arcades] BrE [ɑːˈkeɪd] NAmE [ɑːrˈkeɪd] noun
1. a covered passage with arches along the side of a row of buildings (usually a row of shops/stores)
2. a covered passage between streets, with shops/stores on either side 
3. (also ˈshopping arcade) (both BrE)a large building with a number of shops/stores in it
compare ↑shopping mall
4. (BrE also aˈmusement arcade)a place where you can play games on machines which you use coins to operate
•arcade games
See also: ↑amusement arcade ▪ ↑shopping arcade
Word Origin:
late 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal arcada or Italian arcata, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.
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