video arcade

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video arcade (plural video arcades)

  1. (US) 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.
    • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 276:
      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.

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