Definition of: arcade

(är·kād′) noun
1. Archit. a A vaulted roof. b An ornamental series or range of arches with their supporting columns or piers, standing against the face of a wall (blind arcade) or free, as a support of a ceiling, roof, etc.
2. A roofed passageway or street, especially one having shops, etc., opening from it.
3. An avenue of trees, statues, etc.
—v.t. ·cad·ed, ·cad·ing To furnish with or form into an arcade or arcades. [<F <Med. L arcata < L arcus bow, arch]