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ar·ri·val
/
əˈraɪ
vəl
/
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[
uh
-
rahy
-v
uh
l
]
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noun
1.
an act of
arriving
; a coming:
His arrival was delayed by traffic.
2.
the reaching or attainment of any
object
or condition:
arrival at a
peace
treaty.
3.
the person or thing that
arrives
or has
arrived
:
First arrivals
will
be the first seated.
Origin:
1350–1400;
arrive
+
-al
2
; replacing
Middle English
arivaille
<
Middle French
Related forms
non·ar·riv·al,
noun
Synonyms
1.
advent.
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arrival
(əˈraɪv
ə
l)
—
n
1.
the act or time of arriving
2.
a person or thing that arrives or has arrived
3.
the reaching of a condition or objective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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If a packet doesn't reach its destination, it will be sent and re-sent until
its
arrival
is confirmed.
The site may have been built to commemorate the
arrival
of the summer monsoons.
In fact, the weather is clear and sunny on
arrival
and the views are
spectacular.
But mere fame cannot account for the almost fanatic enthusiasm with which he
was greeted upon his
arrival
in this country.
Now, with the
arrival
of a wave of new entrants, the chances of a real shake-up in high-street banking seem to be growing.
The study suggests that the
arrival
of farming did not signal a broad wave of colonization as some scientists had thought.
Upon
arrival
in the bay, they are basically starving, their breastbones protruding from their downy red chests.
Residents there had only minutes between when they felt the earthquake and the
arrival
of the first wave of the tsunami.
The flight back always came as a shock, as was the
arrival
itself.
The
arrival
of this anniversary allows for some more substantial reflection.
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