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Meaning of "amusement arcade" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AMUSEMENT ARCADE

amusement arcade play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMUSEMENT ARCADE

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Amusement arcade is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMUSEMENT ARCADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

amusement arcade

Amusement arcade

An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers, or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables. In some countries, some types of arcades are also legally permitted to provide gambling machines such as slot machines or pachinko machines. Games are usually housed in cabinets. The term used for ancestors of these venues in the beginning of 20th century was penny arcades. Video games were introduced in amusement arcades in the late 1970s and were most popular during the golden age of arcade video games, the early 1980s. Arcades became popular with young adults and particularly adolescents, which led parents to be concerned that video game playing might cause children to skip school. Many video arcades began closing in the late 1990s, as the technology of home video game consoles began to rival that of arcade games. However, video arcades remain popular in Japan, where they are called game centers.

Definition of amusement arcade in the English dictionary

The definition of amusement arcade in the dictionary is a covered area having coin-operated game machines.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMUSEMENT ARCADE

amusable
amuse
amuse-bouche
amuseable
amused
amusedly
amusement
amusement park
amusement ride
amuser
amusette
amusia
amusing
amusingly
amusingness
amusive
amusiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMUSEMENT ARCADE

alcade
ambuscade
aquacade
arcade
autocade
barricade
brocade
cade
cascade
cavalcade
decade
estacade
facade
falcade
motorcade
penny arcade
saccade
shopping arcade
unbarricade
video arcade

Synonyms and antonyms of amusement arcade in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «amusement arcade» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMUSEMENT ARCADE

Find out the translation of amusement arcade to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amusement arcade from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amusement arcade» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

游乐场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sala de juegos recreativos
570 millions of speakers

English

amusement arcade
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मनोरंजन आर्केड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لُعْبَةٌ تَرْفِيهيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зал игральных автоматов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casa de jogos eletrônicos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিতৃপ্তি তোরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salle de jeux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arked hiburan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spielhalle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゲームセンター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오락장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hiburan arcade
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khu chơi điện tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேளிக்கை ஆர்கேட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मनोरंजन आर्केड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eğlence merkezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sala giochi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

salon gier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зал гральних автоматів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sală de jocuri mecanice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάστημα με ηλεκτρονικά παιχνίδια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speelhal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spelhall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spillehall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amusement arcade

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMUSEMENT ARCADE»

The term «amusement arcade» is regularly used and occupies the 77.205 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMUSEMENT ARCADE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amusement arcade

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMUSEMENT ARCADE»

Discover the use of amusement arcade in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amusement arcade and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Amazing Mathematical Amusement Arcade
For people of all ages who enjoy puzzles with a mathematical flavour.
Brian Bolt, 1984
2
Billboard
That — in a not so "little acorn" type nutshell — is the story of costs and profits in the modern amusement Arcade. The dollars go for equipment, labor, servicing and repair, rent or commission, and for everything from ballyhoo to bookwork.
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Billboard
«K-?l&>=K- By KEN KNAUF (The third in a series of five articles on the modern amusement Arcade.) CHICAGO — The amusement Arcade is in demand today as never before in its history. It's wanted by hard-headed businessmen who work  ...
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Billboard
By KEN KNAUF (The second in a series of five articles on the modern amusement Arcade.) CHICAGO — There are strong indications that the number of Arcades located in the nation's fun- spots has increased by one-third in a year's time.
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Architects' Data
... Japanese 'Pachinko' amusement arcade m Japanese 'Pachinko' amusement arcade 375 Street Spaces Design Street spaces are formed by roads with. Ch13. indd 375 12/21/11 4:28 +M AMUSEMENT ARCADES Amusement Arcades ...
Ernst Neufert, Peter Neufert, Johannes Kister, 2012
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Billboard
"The old style amusement arcade used to stand out like a sore thumb and frequently caused annoyance to the tenants of adjoining premises. But now the arcade is getting a far better_ image and this enables us to move into locations which, ...
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Billboard
CHICAGO — Ted Stevens, manager of the Northwest Side's Armitage Theater, can't help smiling when he talks about the new amusement Arcade he's installed In the lobby. After about a month in operation, Stevens strongly recommends the  ...
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Evaluation of Fire Safety
Thirdly, between the sheet steel outer wall and the amusement arcade there was a cavity 0.3 m wide and 12m long, the inner wall of which was Decalin, a form of fiberboard (class 4, which is the lowest grading in the BS 476, Part 7 Spread of ...
D. Rasbash, G. Ramachandran, B. Kandola, 2004
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Appeal by Penny Leisure: Amusement Arcade at 15 Dalblair ...
Appeal regarding change of use of shop to amusement arcade.
Great Britain. Scottish Office Inquiry Reporters, Penny Leisure (Firm)., 1993
10
Basic Skills in Neab Gcse English
'He started hanging out in the amusement arcade in town. I knew that's where he went, because one of the boys in my class mentioned seeing him there. I asked Kevin about it at the time, and he just shrugged and said he'd nipped into the ...
Imelda Pilgrim, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMUSEMENT ARCADE»

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Canberra man accused of 12 counts of indecent acts against …
... allowed him to do so because he believed the man would not follow through on a promise to take him to an amusement arcade if he refused. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Denver Museum of Nature & Science has become an amusement
... had evolved into an indoor amusement arcade, designed for noisy fun. Many out-of-state visitors come to Denver specifically to see some of ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
3
Amusement arcade to take over in Plymouth city centre
Late-night gambling could be brought to the city centre as part of a plan to build a new slot machines centre. Winners Gaming wants to ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
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Eastbourne Pier: 'No definite answer' to cause of blaze
East Sussex Fire and Rescue (ESFRS) discovered another fire started in public toilets near the amusement arcade but said it caused little ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
PICTURED: See inside east London bar that mixes beer and …
Looking like a mix of an amusement arcade and a speakeasy, Scottish craft brewery BrewDog's Two-Bit will open on July 4 to coincide with US ... «This is Local London, Jul 15»
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Echo comment: Southend seafront housing needs a balance
So is a run down amusement arcade, a strip pub and a patch of wasteland 'in keeping'? It's a close one, but I'd rather see 'Little Benidorm' than ... «Echo, Jul 15»
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The Belle of the Suffolk coast: Ten facts about Southwold Pier
... swept away in a violent storm; In 1937 a two storey pavilion was built at the shore end complete with concert hall and amusement arcade. «ITV News, Jun 15»
8
Soapstar draws Coronation Street prize
Antony Cotton, who plays Sean Tully in the ITV soap, visited the Nobles Amusement Arcade on Woodhorn Road, Ashington, yesterday to meet ... «New Post Leader, Jun 15»
9
Wetting our whistles on Dover's micropub trail
The third place for us to wet our whistles was former amusement arcade The Lanes. Debbie and Keith Lane have strict rules to maintain a ... «Dover Express, Jun 15»
10
Batman: Arkham Knight - in praise of the Batmobile
... spotting a character with the gravitas of, say, Darth Vader operating one of those UFO Grabber machines at a seaside amusement arcade. «Den Of Geek, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Amusement arcade [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/amusement-arcade>. Apr 2024 ».
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