arrival

[ uh-rahy-vuhl ]
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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.

  1. the person or thing that arrives or has arrived: First arrivals will be the first seated.

Origin of arrival

1
1350–1400; arrive + -al2; replacing Middle English arivaille<Middle French

Other words for arrival

Other words from arrival

  • non·ar·riv·al, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for arrival

arrival

/ (əˈraɪvəl) /


noun
  1. the act or time of arriving

  2. a person or thing that arrives or has arrived

  1. the reaching of a condition or objective

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