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| 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. |
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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| 1. | accomplishment of an objective |
| 2. | the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival" |
| 3. | someone who arrives (or has arrived) |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
arˈrival1 noun
the act of arriving
Example: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.
arˈrival2 nounExample: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.
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a person, thing etc that has arrived
Example: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.
See also: arrive, arrive atExample: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Arrival
Ar*riv"al\, n. [From Arrive.]1. The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land. Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes, Expect his swift arrival. --Dryden. 2. The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected. 3. The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as, news brought by the last arrival. Another arrival still more important was speedily announced. --Macaulay. 4. An approach. [Obs.] The house has a corner arrival. --H. Walpole.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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