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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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"We went downstairs immediately and as we reached the lower levels, flames just erupted from the area of the amusement arcade," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

Dan Goldsmith from the organisation said he found the seal "shuffling along on a path outside an amusement arcade".

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

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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