An arcade is a path you can walk through. It has arches and is covered by a roof. Many old buildings have arcades with shops or open space.
We walked through the old arcade downtown.
Shops are on both sides of the arcade.
An arcade means arches joined together in a row. These arches help hold the building up or decorate it. This word is often used in history or art.
The arcade supports the old church roof.
A long arcade lines the building's front.
An arcade is a fun place with many video games or machines. People go there to play games and have fun together.
Children love to visit the arcade for games.
He played many games in the arcade today.
A shopping arcade is a place with many shops inside a covered walkway. People can walk under the roof and buy things in many stores.
The arcade has many small shops to visit.
We bought gifts in the shopping arcade.
An arcade in medicine means a curved shape like a bow inside the body. It can be blood vessels or muscles that form arches.
The doctor examined the arterial arcade carefully.
Muscles form a small arcade in this part of the body.
In building design, an arcade can be a special ceiling with ribs where arches come together. This is common in old churches and cathedrals.
The cathedral has a beautiful ribbed arcade ceiling.
Gothic buildings feature arcades with stone ribs.
