video arcade

noun

A business or establishment containing a selection of arcade games, pinball machines and other amusement devices.

“The boys played Space Invaders at the local video arcade.”

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Meanings

nounvideo arcade (plural video arcades)

plural video arcades

  1. USA business or establishment containing a selection of arcade games, pinball machines and other amusement devices.

    The boys played Space Invaders at the local video arcade.

    1 more example

    The Towne Hall is a big inflatable building in the middle of the Snooze ’n’ Crusie. It is Derelict Las Vegas: convenience store, video arcade, laundromat, bar, liquor store, flea market, whorehouse.

    1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 276

Translations

German Spielhalle
  • Spielhallebusiness or establishment with video games and other amusement devices
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “video arcade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/video%20arcade.

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