arcade game
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of arcade game
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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It all depends on how publishing contracts are written, and both Microsoft and Sony regularly secure game exclusives that involve timed releases, console exclusivity, and lots of marketing dollars.
From The Verge • Aug. 10, 2022
First to replenish their store of vegetables; second, to secure game or meat of some kind; third, the cultivation of the garden; and fourth, the manufacture of clothing, of which all stood in need.
From The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen by Finlay, Roger Thompson
In Auction, the Declarer has two purposes in view; first, to fulfil his declaration; and second, when the making of the declaration does not in itself secure game, to obtain that also.
From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.
A full supply of provisions made it unnecessary to secure game now, and at this time of the year the skin would be of no value.
From Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador by Hubbard, Mina Benson
It was seldom that either spoke, and it was agreed that their guns were not to be fired except when it was necessary to secure game.
From Scouting with Daniel Boone by Tomlinson, Everett T.
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