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/ärˈkād/,
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arcades, plural;
  1. A covered passageway with arches along one or both sides

  2. A covered walk with stores along one or both sides

  3. A series of arches supporting a wall, or set along it

  1. (arcade) a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
  2. (arcade) a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
  3. (arcadic) the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians
  4. "Arcades" is a masque written by John Milton and performed on 4 May 1634. The piece was written to celebrate the character of Alice Spencer, the Countess Dowager of Darby, widow of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby, during her 75th birthday. ...
  5. (Arcade (album)) Arcade is an album by the band Arcade. It featured 2 tracks that charted in the Top 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart : "Nothin' To Lose" (#29) & "Cry No More" (#27) .
  6. (Arcade (architecture)) An arcade is a succession of arches, each counterthrusting the next, supported by columns or piers, or a covered walk enclosed by a line of such arches on one or both sides. In warmer or wet climates, exterior arcades provide shelter for pedestrians.
  7. (Arcade (ballet)) Arcade is a ballet made by John Taras to Igor Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Winds (1924). The premiere took place March 28, 1963, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
  8. (Arcade (band)) Arcade is a rock band formed in 1991 by ex-Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy, ex-Sea Hags guitarist Frankie Wilsex , ex-Talas/Michael Monroe guitarist Johnny Angel, and Cinderella drummer Fred Coury. Its originally proposed name was to be Taboo.
  9. (Arcade (comics)) Arcade is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe.
  10. (arcade) A row of arches; A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides; Establishment running coin-operated games
  11. (arcading) An arrangement of arcades
  12. Denotes an arcade or “arcade-like” game, whose gameplay mimics or was inspired by a traditional coin-op arcade game. Arcade games usually have very little puzzle-solving, complex thinking, or strategy skills needed; the focus is on reflexes and “twitch”. ...
  13. (Arcade) Row of arches, free-standing and supported on piers or columns; a blind arcade is a "dummy".
  14. (ARCADE) A retail space or building housing video-games. Good times meeting place in the years from 1979 - 1983. The Eighties equivalent to the malt shops of the Fifties. Sometimes containing various other entertainment machines such as Pinball games, Crane games, Whack-a-mole, Skee ball, etc.
  15. (ARCADE) In furniture, a carved decoration representing a series of arches; also, a chair back in this form.
  16. (ARCADE) an opening over which there is an arch or a series of arches.
  17. (ARCADE) the management system developed by John Latham used to help run the laboratories. ARCADE stands for Administering and Running Continuous Assessment with Deadlines and Extensions.
  18. (Arcade) A continuously covered area which functions as a weather protected extension of the publicly accessible space which it abuts. (Ord. 2945, 2-2-81, § 17)
  19. (Arcade) A line of arches raised on columns. The arches that line the arcade in the Eldridge Street Synagogue are horseshoe arches.
  20. (Arcade) A row of arches supported by columns, either part of a building or free standing. Also a long gallery that is arched and has shops on either side.
  21. (Arcade) A series of arches that form a walkway with a ceiling. Most often formed by rows of trees, but can also be formed by other plants or be man-made.
  22. (Arcade) Click to jump to another letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z
  23. (Arcade) Mega Man: The Power Battle · Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
  24. (Arcade) The rounded style used to form the arches of the cursive letters "n1""m;'and"h.' Arch The rounded hump or top curve of such letters as "n," "m," and "h.'
  25. (Arcade) simple games or a mode resembling those played in arcades