arrival Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun accomplishment of an objective
reaching.
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noun the act of arriving at a certain place
- they awaited her arrival
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noun someone who arrives (or has arrived)
arriver; comer.
WordNet
Ar*riv"al noun
Etymology
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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.
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The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our .arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected -
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.
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An approach. Obs.The house has a corner arrival. H. Walpole.