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amusement arcade

British  

noun

  1. a covered area having coin-operated game machines

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The first call reported smoke in the Leisureland amusement arcade on South Bridge, the street which dissects and towers above the Cowgate.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2022

Earlier this year, Easy Life's Murray Matravers found himself locked inside an amusement arcade "claw grab" machine.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2021

I remember hearing Gangsters for the first time in 1979 when I was in an amusement arcade on my school holidays.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2019

More recently, the developer has been talking to a Florida-based entertainment company about building a 12-screen movie theater, a bowling alley, an amusement arcade and restaurants.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2017

The evening opened with Joybox, a slender but effective new "entertainment piece" from John McCabe, inspired by the sounds of a Japanese amusement arcade.

From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2013

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