Arcade

ärk-ād′, n. a row of arches supported by columns—the Gothic counterpart to the cla ical colonnade: the row of piers, or columns and arches, by which the aisles are divided from the nave of a church, or by which cloisters are enclosed: a walk arched over: a long arched gallery lined with shops on both sides. [Fr.—L. arcata , arched. See Arch .]