▪ a covered walk with shops along one or both sides: "a shopping arcade"Similarshopping centreshopping precinctshopping complexplazamallstrip mallshopping mall
▪ a series of arches supporting a wall, or set along it.
2. short for amusement arcade
Word Originlate 17th century: from French, from Provençal arcada or Italian arcata, based on Latin arcus ‘bow’.