arcade game

noun

: a usually coin-operated game designed for play at an amusement arcade

Examples of arcade game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games. Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 Their arcade games will offer an opportunity to interact with on-screen animals once more. Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2024 There were game mechanics, of course, but 80s or 90s IF was more like writing poetry than programming an arcade game, even if a compiler was involved. Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024 The rapper and model shared videos from the epic event on their respective Instagrams, which featured a mural of famous rappers, a basketball court, black balloons and arcade games. Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for arcade game 

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Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arcade game was in 1960

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“Arcade game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcade%20game. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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