Arcade

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arcade \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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An arched or covered passageway or avenue.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arcade
       n 1: a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or
            stalls
       2: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by
          columns [syn: {colonnade}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "arcade":
     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
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Arcade
       
           A UK {BBS} for the {Acorn} {Archimedes}.  Also
          has links with {Demon Internet}.
       
          Telephone: +44 (181) 654 2212 (24hrs, most speeds).
       
          (1994-11-08)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Arcade, GA (city, FIPS 2648)
    Location: 34.07687 N, 83.56098 W
    Population (1990): 697 (266 housing units)
    Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Arcade, NY (village, FIPS 2407)
    Location: 42.53343 N, 78.43316 W
    Population (1990): 2081 (817 housing units)
    Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 14009

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Arcade, NY -- U.S. village in New York
     Population (2000):    2026
     Housing Units (2000): 876
     Land area (2000):     2.501221 sq. miles (6.478133 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.003744 sq. miles (0.009696 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.504965 sq. miles (6.487829 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            02407
     Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
     Location:             42.533257 N, 78.428894 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     14009
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Arcade, NY
      Arcade
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Arcade, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
     Population (2000):    1643
     Housing Units (2000): 609
     Land area (2000):     6.462608 sq. miles (16.738077 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.022325 sq. miles (0.057821 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.484933 sq. miles (16.795898 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            02648
     Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
     Location:             34.076951 N, 83.551147 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Arcade, GA
      Arcade