Promenade vs. Arcade — What's the Difference?

A leisurely walk, especially one taken in a public place as a social activity.

A series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars, either freestanding or attached to a wall to form a gallery.

A public place for such walking.

A series of arches employed for decorative purposes.

A formal dance; a ball.

A roofed passageway or lane, especially one with shops on one or both sides.

A march of all the guests at the opening of a ball.

A commercial establishment featuring an array of large mechanical or electronic games, such as pinball machines or video games, that charge players money before each game.

A square-dance figure in which couples march counterclockwise in a circle.

A section within another establishment, as at a bowling alley or movie theater, that features such games.

In ballet, a slow supported turn on one foot.

To provide with or form into an arcade

To go on a leisurely walk.

(architecture) A row of arches.

To execute a promenade at a ball or in square dancing.

(architecture) A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.

To take a promenade along or through

An establishment that runs coin-operated games.

To take or display on or as if on a promenade

(transitive) To cover (something) as with a series of arches.

(formal) A prom dance.

A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in the cut) and forming a decorative feature.

A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.

An arched or covered passageway or avenue.

A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.

A covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls

A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.

A structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.

To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.

A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

A place for walking; a public walk.

To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

A formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

A square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle

A march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance

A leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

March in a procession;

Take a leisurely walk;