Meaning of ARCADE
| Pronunciation: | | âr'keyd
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
- [n] a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls
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| | Synonyms: | | colonnade |
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| | See Also: | | amusement arcade, arch, construction, loggia, passageway, penny arcade, structure | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Arcade
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar*cade"\, n. [F. arcade, Sp. arcada, LL. arcata, fr. L.
arcus bow, arch.]
1. (Arch.)
(a) A series of arches with the columns or piers which
support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary
appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance
or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in
the cut) and forming a decorative feature.
(b) A long, arched building or gallery.
2. An arched or covered passageway or avenue.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A UK BBS for the Acorn Archimedes. Also has links with Demon Internet. Telephone: +44 (181) 654 2212 (24hrs, most speeds). |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | You are trying to escape the problems you are facing in your life, and trying to lose yourself in a fun and pleasurable environment.
Dreaming of being at an arcade might also indicate that some exterior forces are distracting you from your main goal, and that you can't see the whole picture yet, due to so many confusing ideas and events at work. |
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| | Related Terms: | | access, aisle, alley, ambulatory, aperture, apse, arcature, arch, arched roof, archway, areaway, artery, atlas, avenue, breezeway, camber, caryatid, ceilinged roof, channel, cloister, colonnade, colonnette, column, communication, concameration, concha, conduit, connection, corridor, cove, covered way, cupola, defile, dome, exit, ferry, ford, gallery, geodesic dome, hall, hallway, igloo, inlet, interchange, intersection, junction, keystone, lane, loggia, ogive, opening, outlet, overpass, pass, passage, passageway, pergola, peristyle, pier, pilaster, pillar, portico, post, railroad tunnel, skewback, span, telamon, traject, trajet, tunnel, underpass, vault, vaulting, voussoir |
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