Definition of 'amusement arcade'

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amusement arcade

Word forms: plural amusement arcades

countable noun

An amusement arcade is a place where you can play games on machines which work when you put money in them.

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amusement arcade in British

noun

British

a covered area having coin-operated game machines

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A YOUNG man was fighting for life last night after he was attacked by a gang outside an amusement arcade. The Sun (2016)An amusement arcade whose slot machines have been emptied of their cash. Times, Sunday Times (2012)But the amusement arcade proved a step too far. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Better than recent summers with much more emphasis on beach weather than indoor amusement arcades. The Sun (2011)The next day, we go to the amusement arcade. Times, Sunday Times (2012)In times of war, amusement arcades are the first to go. Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but were afraid to put into practice (2001)If you want to be amused, you go to an amusement arcade. Times, Sunday Times (2015)THERE is a game you can play in amusement arcades. Times, Sunday Times (2006)I just remember seeing all the amusement arcades in the town and thinking,'This looks fantastic. Times, Sunday Times (2014)

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Translations for 'amusement arcade'

British English: amusement arcade /əˈmjuːzmənt ɑːˈkeɪd/ NOUN

An amusement arcade is a place where you can play games on machines which work when you put money in them.

American English: game arcade
Arabic: لُعْبَةٌ تَرْفِيهيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: casa de jogos eletrônicos
Chinese: 游乐场
Croatian: lunapark
Czech: herna
Danish: spillehal
Dutch: automatenhal
European Spanish: sala de juegos recreativos
Finnish: pelihalli
French: salle de jeux
German: Spielhalle
Greek: κατάστημα με ηλεκτρονικά παιχνίδια
Italian: sala giochi
Japanese: ゲームセンター
Korean: 오락장
Norwegian: spillehall
Polish: salon gier
European Portuguese: casa de jogos electrónicos
Romanian: sală de jocuri mecanice
Russian: зал игральных автоматов
Spanish: sala de juegos recreativos
Swedish: spelhall
Thai: ร้านตู้เกม
Turkish: oyun salonu
Ukrainian: зал гральних автоматів
Vietnamese: khu chơi điện tử

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Definition of amusement arcade from the Collins English Dictionary

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