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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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Example sentences containing 'amusement arcade'

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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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Used Rarely. amusement arcade is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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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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Nearby words of 'amusement arcade'

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