WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ri•val /əˈraɪvəl/USA pronunciation n. - an act of arriving;
a coming: [countable]Their arrival was delayed by traffic.[uncountable]She was welcomed on arrival. - the attainment of any object or condition:[uncountable]the arrival of jet-powered flight.
- a person or thing that arrives or has arrived:[countable]a new arrival at the school.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ri•val (ə rī′vəl),USA pronunciation n. - an act of arriving;
a coming:His arrival was delayed by traffic. - the reaching or attainment of any object or condition:arrival at a peace treaty.
- the person or thing that arrives or has arrived:First arrivals will be the first seated.
- Middle French
- 1350–1400; arrive + -al2; replacing Middle English arivaille
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged advent.
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arrival /əˈraɪvəl/ n - the act or time of arriving
- a person or thing that arrives or has arrived